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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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b. 326

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

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In the main text, we add a cautionary  before f3 and naturals before a3 and b1 at the end of the bar. The first two marks were added already in GE and EE. On the other hand, we omit the cautionary  before g3, present in the sources. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 326-327

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

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fingering written into FEH

Fontana's fingering in EE
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The fingering written in FEH and Fontana's fingering in EE applying to the same notes is generally compliant. However, the differences, appearing from the 5th semiquaver in bar 326, suggest that in the further part of the figuration, at least until the middle of bar 327, the fingering rule was different in each of the sources. In FEH, the last digits are 4141, so one can assume that the pairs of 41 fingers are to be applied also in the further part (most probably with a change to 51 in bigger intervals). In turn, Fontana suggests using the 2nd finger also on f2 and g2, which actually results in the 5th finger for the b1 notes already from the 10th semiquaver in bar 326. The authenticity of the fingerings has not been confirmed.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Differences in fingering , Annotations in FEH

b. 326-355

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

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b. 327

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

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In the main text, we add cautionary naturals before a2 and b1 (the last semiquaver) and omit the  before g3 present in the sources. The first of the naturals was added already in GE and EE2 (→EE3), whereas the second – in EE and GE3. Moreover, both GE and EE include a cautionary  before c4. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 327-328

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

  under L.H. in FE (→EE)

 under L.H. in GE1 (→GE2)

 between staves in GE3

  between staves, our alternative suggestion
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The missing  hairpin is probably an oversight of the engraver of GE, although one cannot exclude the possibility that the mark was added in the last proofreading of FE.
Just like in the case of crescendo in bar 323, one can assume that the fact that both   marks were placed under the L.H. part resulted from lack of space in [A], since in this case, the hairpin emphasises the topmost point of the sequence, which would be much more legible if it were placed next to the moving part of the figuration, hence between the top notes of the L.H. and the R.H. part. This is how the  hairpin in bar 328 was interpreted in GE3. We suggest this solution, including both marks, as a variant.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions