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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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b. 226

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

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The G note was added in the proofreading of FE, which is indicated by the diagonal quaver beam and reversed note head of this note. The change was certainly performed on Chopin's request. There is a similar situation in analogous bar 585.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 227

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

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In FE, it was initially f that was the third quaver. It was most probably a Terzverschreibung mistake, corrected in print.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Terzverschreibung error , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 232

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

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Like in bar 224, in FE (→EE), there is a (cautionary?)  before the 5th quaver. The unnecessary mark was removed in GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 234

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

b in FE (→GE,EE)

G-b suggested by the editors
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A comparison with similar bars 226, 250, 577 and 585 reveals that the discussed bar is the only one without a tenth as the 5th quaver in the L.H. (there is only its top note). Since in two out of four mentioned places (bars 226 and 585), the bottom note of the tenth was added in the proofreading of FE (it is indicated by visible traces performed in print), Chopin could have left the single note in the discussed bar inadvertently. Such omission of a correction in one of a few repeated places would happen to him quite frequently (cf. e.g. the Etude in B minor, op. 25, no. 10, bar 87 or the Prelude in F minor, op. 28, no. 8, bar 17). Due to this reason, in the main text, we suggest adding the bottom note of the tenth, G, after the remaining bars.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Omitted correction of an analogous place

b. 245

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

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In the main text, we add a cautionary  before a. The mark was added already in GE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions