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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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b. 249

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

No sign in FE (→GE1→GE2)

 in EE & GE3

[] suggested by the editors
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The missing  mark in FE (→GE1→GE2) must be a mistake, one of a few in this fragment. It was added in the remaining editions.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , No pedal release mark

b. 249

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

Short accent in sources

Long accent suggested by the editors
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In this context, a short accent is almost certainly a result of misunderstanding Chopin's notation. In bar 225, Chopin used a long accent, in bar 233 – a vertical one; therefore, in the discussed bar he probably meant a long accent. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Long accents

b. 250

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

Small crotchets in FE

Acciaccaturas in GE

Appoggiaturas in EE
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Grace notes in the form of small crotchets are probably a mistake of FE (see e.g. Sonata in B minor, Op. 35, mov. I, bar 208) – Chopin would use this kind of grace notes before longer rhythmic values, minims, semibreves (cf. e.g. Concerto in F minor, Op. 21, mov. I, ​​​​​​​bar 208). The revisers of GE and EE also evaluated it like that; both introduced forms of grace notes may be considered to be potentially compliant with the notation of [A]. In the main text, we adopt slashed quavers, most frequently used by Chopin. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 250-251

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

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fontana's fingering in EE
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The fingering of the octaves (here and in bars 252-255) given by Chopin generally does not deviate from the fingering indicated by Chopin a few years later in the Etude in B minor, op. 25, no. 10, bars 31-37. However, Fontana did not suggest the change of the fingers 5 and 4, which one could expect on the second octave in bar 251. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 250

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

No slur in sources
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In the main text, we suggest adding a slur on the basis of comparison with analogous bar 226.

category imprint: Editorial revisions