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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Rhythmic errors

b. 162

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

Semiquavers b1-a1 in FE, literal reading

Semiquavers b1-a1 in FE, contextual interpretation

Demisemiquavers b1-a1 in GE

Semiquaver a1 in EE

Semiquavers a1-g1 in FED
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The rhythm of the 1st beat of the bar, written in FE with a mistake, allows for two natural ways of correcting it – changing semiquavers to demisemiquavers, which was performed in GE, or shortening the first note, like it was corrected in FED. We consider the latter to be more likely, corresponding to the alignment of the notes with respect to the quavers in the L.H. and confirmed by the authority of FED.

Apart from the correction of the rhythmic error, the entry in FED changes also the pitch of the 2nd and 3rd notes from b1-a1 to a1-g1. This can be regarded as an alternative version to the printed text (variant); however, according to us, it is also a correction of a mistake.

We can only guess how the version of EE came into being; however, nothing proves that it could correspond to Chopin's final intention.

In the main text, we give the version of FED, corrected during a lesson with Chopin both rhythmically and melodically. The version is compliant with the unquestionable version of analogous bar 517.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , GE revisions , Rhythmic errors

b. 300

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

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In GE1, the quaver flag next to the first chord (after the grace note) was overlooked. This patent mistake was corrected already in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Rhythmic errors

b. 357

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

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In FE, the a1-a2 octave is erroneously a crotchet. The overlooked quaver flag was added in GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Rhythmic errors

b. 402

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

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In FE, the group of eight notes is connected with a semiquaver beaming, which is most probably a mistake. An additional beam was added both in GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Rhythmic errors

b. 499

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

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The b note is a dotted crotchet in FE. This patent mistake was corrected in GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Rhythmic errors