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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Cautionary accidentals

b. 425

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

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In the main text, we omit the unjustified  before f​​​​​​​2,, present in all sources.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 429

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

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We include the cautionary  before b2, added in GE and EE2 (→EE3), in the main text. A respective sign in the L.H., before b1, is present in all sources. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 432-433

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

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The notation of FE (→EE1) is devoid of cautionary accidentals in bar 432. In EE2 (→EE3), a  was added before a1 in the L.H., while in GE, also a  before the first f2 in the R.H. As the sequence is repeated in bar 433, all sources contain a  before f2 in the L.H.; moreover, GE introduced analogous additions to bar 432 – a  before a2 in the L.H. and a  before the 1st f3 in the R.H. In the main text, we include the naturals before a1 and a2 added in GE and add a  before f​​​​​​​1 in the L.H. in bar 432 (after an authentic accidental in the next bar).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 436

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

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The traces of changes visible in FE prove that Chopin changed the enharmonic notation of the chord – c1 (with a cautionary ) replaced the original b​​​​​​​1. The change was most probably followed by subsequent ones – the cautionary naturals before the c1 semiquaver in bar 436 and c2 in bar 437 were removed. All those accidentals are actually superfluous after bars 434-435; however, they prove that the B major key, present from bar 324, triggered the composer to clearly mark the return to the E minor key, beginning in the discussed bars. 

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Enharmonic corrections , Last key signature sign

b. 471

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

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The cautionary natural before C seems to be equally justified as the authentic mark before g3. In the main text, we add also a ​​​​​​​ before c3.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals