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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 325

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

Short accents in FE (→GE)

Vertical accents in EE
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Frequent changes of accents from horizontal to vertical is one of the characteristic revisions of EE – cf. e.g. bar 320. In this case, vertical accents were consistently introduced also in the next three bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 326-328

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

Short accents in FE (→GE)

Vertical accents in EE
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 327-328

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

  under L.H. in FE (→EE)

 under L.H. in GE1 (→GE2)

 between staves in GE3

  between staves, our alternative suggestion
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The missing  hairpin is probably an oversight of the engraver of GE, although one cannot exclude the possibility that the mark was added in the last proofreading of FE.
Just like in the case of crescendo in bar 323, one can assume that the fact that both   marks were placed under the L.H. part resulted from lack of space in [A], since in this case, the hairpin emphasises the topmost point of the sequence, which would be much more legible if it were placed next to the moving part of the figuration, hence between the top notes of the L.H. and the R.H. part. This is how the  hairpin in bar 328 was interpreted in GE3. We suggest this solution, including both marks, as a variant.

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issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 341-344

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

Staccato dot in FE

No marks in GE1 (→GE2)

2 wedges in EE & GE3

3 wedges suggested by the editors
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issues: EE revisions , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Wedges

b. 342-348

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

Accents in FE

Accents in GE1 (→GE2)

Accents in EE

Accents in GE3

Accents suggested by the editors
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The musical sense requires that the accents featured in bars 342, 344 and 346-348 concern both hands, which was, however, marked with separate accents in FE only in bars 342 and 347. In GE1 (→GE2), this notation was repeated, except for bar 344, in which the accent (long) was placed between the staves, thus, it applies to both hands. In EE and GE3, accents for the L.H. were added in all the places where they were absent. In the main text, we order and unify the inconsistent and most probably inaccurate notation of FE, placing one accent between the parts of both hands in each of the five places (cf. the notation of  marks).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions