Issues : Errors in FE

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. 190

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

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In FE, there is no accidental before the penultimate semiquaver. In this situation, the absence of a  is a patent mistake, corrected 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. 213

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

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In FE (→EE1), there is no  restoring g2. The mistake was corrected in the remaining editions.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions

b. 221

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

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The  raising d1 to d1, 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. 252

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

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In FE (→GE1GE2), there is only a  mark in this bar. It may be a trace of a more serious mistake, encompassing half of the line (4 bars) – the mark is missing in bar 249, opening the line. However, taking into account the unquestionable pedalling indications in the subsequent bars, we assume that it was simply a  mark that was overlooked at the beginning of the bar in the discussed place. A corresponding mark was added already in EE and GE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Errors repeated in GE