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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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b. 359-360

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

Slurs in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

Slurs in GE3

Slur suggested by the editors
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The interlocking slurs of FE are probably a result of inaccuracies related to, e.g. the transition into a new line in [A] (cf. bars 13-14). The fact of separating them in GE3 adjusted them to the slurs in bars 357-358, probably inauthentic. In the main text, we give one slur, compliant with the motif's structure and confirmed by authentic slurs in analogous bars 358-359 as well as 14-15 and 17-19.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 385

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

Slur from 2nd quaver in sources

Slur from 1st quaver suggested by the editors
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Chopin precisely marked articulation of the accompaniment also in 5 similar places. In four of them, the slur clearly starts from the 1st quaver, whereas in the fifth case, its beginning is unclear. Since the articulation is undoubtedly supposed to be the same each time, we consider a later beginning of the slur in the discussed bar to be an inaccuracy and in the main text we adopt a slur running from the 1st quaver of the bar.

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b. 390-391

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

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In GE1 (→GE2), bar 390 is the last one in the line of text, which probably caused an inaccuracy in the notation of the slur running from f3 – its ending was overlooked in bar 391. It is also possible that the missing ending of the slur is a side effect of the revision of the pitch of the 1st quaver in bar 391. In GE3, the slur was completely omitted.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in GE

b. 391-392

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

Overlapping slurs in FE (L,GE1→GE2)

Separate slurs in GE3
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A shorter slur in GE3 is an arbitrary intervention or simply an inaccuracy. However, taking into account frequent inaccuracies of the slurring in [A], one cannot be certain whether the slur of FE conveys the notation of that autograph correctly.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 393

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

Slur in FE (→EE)

No slur in GE
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The missing slur in GE is most probably an oversight – the engraver overlooked both elements (the slur and the  hairpin) – present between the staves.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE