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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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b. 197-201

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

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In FE, the visible traces of proofreading in bars 197, 199 and 201 (as well as 556) show that Chopin changed the rhythmic values of the 2nd and 3rd notes – in the removed version, the 2nd note was a semiquaver, whereas the third one – a demisemiquaver.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Inserted rest

b. 202

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

Tied f1 in FE (probable interpretation→GE)

Tied c1 in EE
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The tie between the minim and the crotchet is placed in FE (→GE1→GE2) at the pitch of d1, so it may apply both to c1 and f1. Both versions are possible; however, in the main text, we choose it to be a tie of f1 due to a rhythmic analogy with bar 198 – playing the bass note on the 3rd beat of the bar.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 202

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

No rest in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

Rest in GE3
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In GE3, a crotchet rest was added over the chord in the L.H. on the 3rd beat. However, according to us, analogy with bar 198, which was probably taken into account, is only approximate and does not justify this addition, since a can be considered to be a continuation of the top voice.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 222

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

Dotted rhythm in FE (→EE)

Quavers in GE
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The version of GE is probably an authentic original version, corrected by Chopin in FE (→EE) during last retouches. It is indicated by the layout of notes in FE, corresponding to the rhythm of GE and not FE, which may mean that the extending dot of c2 and the semiquaver beam next to d2 were added only just in print. Such rhythmic variations are frequent in Chopin's works, cf. e.g. the Polonaise in C minor, op. 26, no. 1, bar 61 or the Prelude in C minor, op. 45, bars 67 and 71.  

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Dotted or even rhythm

b. 238

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

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GE3 overlooked the tie to d1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE