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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Errors in FE

b. 326

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

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In FE, the 8th and 10th semiquavers in the R.H. are a b2. The harmonic and pianistic context point to patent mistakes, which were corrected in EE and GE3. In turn, in GE1 (→GE2), the 8th semiquaver was changed to a2, yet a  before the 10th note was not added. The absence of corrections in the pupils' copies proves that the pupils most probably performed the correct text, perhaps without checking thoroughly the notation. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions

b. 328

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

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In FE, there is no accidental before the 8th semiquaver in the R.H., which requires it to be interpreted as e3. This kind of distortion of a regular, virtuoso sequence is unimaginable. Therefore, the reviser of GE was certainly right to add a  before this note. However, EE did not correct this oversight, so typical of Chopin. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors repeated in EE

b. 357

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

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In FE, the a1-a2 octave is erroneously a crotchet. The overlooked quaver flag was added in GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Rhythmic errors

b. 364

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

g2 in chord in FE (→EE)

a2 in chord in GE
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The mistake of FE (→EE) is proved by a comparison with analogous bars 363 and 367-368 (see also bars 39-40) as well as by the orchestral part, in which in oboe I there is an a2 and not g2. The revision of GE was most probably based on the aforementioned analogy.   

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , GE revisions

b. 378

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

Crotchet A in FE (→EE1→EE2)

Crotchet B in GE, EE3 & FED
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The mistake of FE is proved by the orchestral part, in which there is a B in cellos and double-basses, as well as by the Chopinesque correction in FED. The correct text was introduced in GE probably on the basis of comparison of the piano part with the orchestral parts. EE3 was revised probably on the basis of GE. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , GE revisions , Errors repeated in EE