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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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b. 143

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

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The 3rd and 4th semiquavers of the bar were originally written in FE a third lower. The traces of corrections of this mistake are clearly visible in the copies of FE.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Terzverschreibung error , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 149

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

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In FE, there is no  raising d1 to d1, which must be considered an inaccuracy, since d1 previously appeared only on the bottom stave. The mark was added in GE and EE, whereas in the latter, a  was repeated also before d2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals

b. 153

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

FE (→GE,EE)

Arpeggio sign given by Mikuli

Variant given by Mikuli

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Both variants were given in the edition edited by Chopin's pupil, Karol Mikuli (Kistner, Leipzig 1879). Mikuli did not specify their origin, but defining the variant with the group of 6 semiquavers as "performance after Chopin" suggests memories and notes from the time of personal contacts between the editor and composer. It is also known that Mikuli had some insight into currently lost pupils' copies of Chopin's other pupils, e.g. Fryderyka Streicher-Müller (cf. the Sonata in B minor, op. 35, the 1st mov., bar 120). In the main text, we suggest the version of FE (→GE,EE), with a possibility of including the arpeggio of the third, indicated by Mikuli.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Authentic post-publication changes and variants

b. 161

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

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In the main text, we omit the cautionary  before c3, present in all sources.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 162

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

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The differences in the number and pitch of the notes following the first b1 are discussed in the previous note, together with rhythmic differences.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Authentic post-publication changes and variants