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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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b. 502

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

No marking in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

in GE3
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​​​​​​​ is an arbitrary revision in GE3, as in analogous bar 17.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 505

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

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The missing  must be considered a defect, since according to FEorch (→GEorch), the chords are performed by the entire orchestra in  or ​​​​​​​ dynamics. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 532

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

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We preserve the original position of the staccato indication. It may mark a gradual change of articulation from legato to staccato during the chromatic sequence. 

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Centrally placed marks

b. 570

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

​​​​​​​on 2nd beat in FE (→EE)

​​​​​​​on 2nd & 3rd beat in GE
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The additional ​​​​​​​ must be a mistake of the engraver of GE (perhaps an unfinished correction – following the erroneously printed mark on the 3rd beat of the bar, the correct indication was added, yet the wrong one was not removed.

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issues: Errors in GE , Partial corrections

b. 570

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

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In FE, one can see traces of removal of the third . Chopin most probably reduced the dynamics from  to . Shift of ​​​​​​​ to the beginning of the bar, giving the same image, seems to be much less likely, since the difference in position of the mark before and after proofreading would have been too insignificant to be worth attention.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Authentic corrections of FE