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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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b. 272

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

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In GE1 (→GE2), there is no  before the second quaver. It must be a mistake – between two bars based on the same four-note diminished chord containing g, a possible g would require a cautionary , not to mention the tied g in violin II. It was most probably [A] that was the source of the mistake, since the  in FE was added only just in print. The mark was added in GE3.  

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors repeated in GE

b. 272-273

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

Fingering written into FED

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fontana's fingering in EE
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In the main text, we include the change of fingers, written by Chopin in FED. The fingering of EE actually does not exclude the use of this procedure, yet it seems to be highly unlikely that Fontana would not have marked such a characteristic fingering if he had taken it into account.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Differences in fingering

b. 275

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

  in FE, literal reading

 in GE

 in EE
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When interpreted literally, the  mark in FE falls on a rest. This inaccuracy is most probably a result of a too literal reproduction of the notation of [A], in which Chopin could have not had enough space to write the mark between the bottom stave and the b semiquaver. In the main text, we assume, in accordance with GE and EE, that the mark concerns the beginning of the 2nd beat of the bar. The absence of  in GE is most probably an oversight.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in GE

b. 275

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

Staccato dot in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

No mark in GE3
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The missing dot must be an oversight of GE3 – in the previous GE, the dot is hardly noticeable within the 'P' letter in the  mark.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 275

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

No indication in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

a tempo in GE3
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The a tempo indication added in GE3, in spite of its evident accuracy, certainly does not come from Chopin. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions