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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 127

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

Slur in Atut (→FE→EE)

No slur in GE1 (→GE2)

Slur in GE3, interpretation of slur in Atut suggested by the editors
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The position of the curved line of Atut, reproduced in FE (→EE), is questionable – it seems that it combines both e notes in this bar. The absence of the curved line in GE1 (→GE2) is most probably a mistake, perhaps caused by ambiguity of the curved line of FE. The curved line added in GE3 could have been an attempt at interpreting that curved line, which is accurate, according to us, also with respect to the curved line of Atut.  

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 450-452

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

Incomplete slurs in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

Slur in bar 452 in GE3

Slurs suggested by the editors
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Both the ending of the slur in bar 450 and the beginning of a new one in bar 452 fall on musically unjustified places. That gives rise to the suspicion that the notation could be inaccurate or even erroneous. A possible cause of that inaccuracy is indicated by the correlation between the slurs and the octave sign – the first slur ends where the octave sign begins in the sources, while the second slur begins just when the octave sign ends. A similar situation occurs in the autograph of the Etude in E​​​​​​​ major, op. 10 no. 11, bars 40-42; therefore, it may be the composer himself that is responsible for the inaccurate slurs. In the main text, we extend the slurs so that they encompass all semiquavers; moreover, in bar 452, we suggest beginning a new slur due to the beginning of a four-bar section. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , Errors in GE