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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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b. 549

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

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In the main text, we add cautionary naturals before the d2 grace note and the d1 crotchet in the chord in the L.H.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 552

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

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The  raising c1 to c​​​​​​​1, overlooked in FE, was added both in GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals

b. 554

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

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In the main text, we omit the cautionary  before f​​​​​​​3, present in FE (→GE). The accidental was omitted also in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 555

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

e2 in FE

e2 in GE, EE & FEJ
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The sharp before the last semiquaver in FE is almost certainly a mistake – it is proved by comparison with analogous bar 196, 200 and 551, supported by deletion of the unnecessary accidental in FEJ. The awkward e2-d2 sequence, omitting the chordal e2, drew the attention of both the revisers of GE and EE. The traces of corrections visible in FE prove that the discussed note was corrected from d2 to e2, which allows us, to a certain extent, understand the mechanism of the mistake – the proofreading was definitely aimed at e2, yet along with a notehead, the engraver erroneously moved also the  (cf. the Sonata in B​​​​​​​ Minor, Op. 35, 3rd mov., bar 20)​​​​​​.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors resulting from corrections , GE revisions , Annotations in FEJ

b. 555

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

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In the main text, we add a cautionary ​​​​​​​ before e3. The accidental was added in GE3. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions