Slurs
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b. 408-409
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composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I
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In bar 408, the absence of the slur in FE (→GE1→GE2) must be an inaccuracy, which is supported by the slur in the next bar – it is difficult to imagine that Chopin would have indicated a possible performance difference of these pianistically identical figures only with the absence or presence of a slur. In EE, a slur was added over the semiquavers, whereas in GE3, in both bars the slur encompasses the last two beats of the bar; the first pair of semiquavers was marked, arbitrarily, with staccato dots. category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: EE revisions , GE revisions |
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b. 408-409
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composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I
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The slur of FE (→GE1→GE2) must be inaccurate, yet it proves, together with other slurs in the L.H. in analogous bars, that Chopin did not intend to omit the slurs in the part of the L.H. Due to this reason, in the main text, we suggest slurs in both bars, modelled after the slur in the R.H. in bar 409. EE added only the slur in bar 409, whereas GE3 introduced inauthentic articulation, i.e. staccato dots and slurs, like in the R.H. part. category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions |
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b. 410
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composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I
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In the main text, we suggest adding a slur, also in bars 411 and 414-415, on the basis of the authentic slur in bars 434-435. category imprint: Editorial revisions |
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b. 411-412
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composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I
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In the main text, we suggest a slur modelled after a similar passage in bars 434-435. We modify the ending of the slur only, so that it includes a natural piano grip – the 1st finger on the b ending bar 411 results in a natural foothold for the bounce of the hand on the next quaver, marked staccato, whereas the quaver in bar 436 requires a separate hand impulse due to the repeated f category imprint: Editorial revisions |
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b. 412-413
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composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I
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The moment of division of the slur in the L.H. in this bar raises doubts both due to the differences between particular editions and the differences between analogous bars, to an even greater extent. The version of GE, with one slur, which is not confirmed by any of the three analogous places (bars 413-414, 436-437 and 437-438), must be a mistake. According to us, the version of FE (→EE) is probably also inaccurate, since in bars 413-414 and 437-438, the further slur begins clearly earlier, i.e. from the penultimate semiquaver, whereas the coinciding slurs in bars 436-437 may be interpreted twofold. category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions |
. There is a similar situation in bars 415-416.
