mUltimate Chopin

Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Errors in FE

b. 25

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

Wedge in Atut

No mark in FE (→GE,EE)
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The missing wedge in the editions seems to be an oversight of the engraver of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 25-27

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

Wedges in bars 26-27 in Atut, literal reading

Dots in bars 26-27 in Atut, contextual interpretation

Wedges in bars 25-27 in FE (→GE,EE)

No marks, interpretation of Atut suggested by the editors
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According to us, the wedges with which the accompanying chords in the L.H. were provided in FE (→GE,EE) are a result of misunderstanding the notation of Atut in bars 26-27, where the repeated chords are written in an abbreviated manner as minims with quaver tremolos. Willing to draw the attention to this abbreviation, Chopin marked the individual quavers with dashes, which he then tried to transform into dots, generally used for this purpose. This measure turned out ineffective, whereas the engraver (reviser?) not only included the wedges, in spite of renouncing the abbreviation, but he also propagated wedges in bar 25. However, since the wedges do not mark articulation, they are superfluous and misleading in a notation that does not make use of abbreviations. Taking into account the above considerations, we do not include them in the main text. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Corrections in A , Wedges , Inaccuracies in A

b. 31-32

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

Slur in Atut

No slur in FE (→GE,EE)
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The missing slur is most probably an oversight of the engraver of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 33

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

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In FE, the dots prolonging the F-f crotchet were overlooked. The mistake was corrected in GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions

b. 39

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

 in Atut

No marking in FE (→GE,EE)
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 at the beginning of the bar was written in Atut in place of the previous . The absence of a marking in FE (→GE,EE) means that the engraver of FE probably did not understand this correction, considering the  mark written in bold font to be a deletion of . In the main text, we preserve the version of Atut, in which Chopin reviewed and corrected the dynamic markings – cf. e.g. bar 20 and 32. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors in FE , Corrections in A , Errors resulting from corrections