Issues : Sign reversal

b. 312-313

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

Slur c2-b1 in FE (→GE)

Tie to c2 in EE

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Due to the strict analogy between these bars and bars 296-297 (encompassing the entire, several-bar-long fragment), the version of EE, preserving this strict analogy, may correspond to Chopin's intention. In this bar, the slur in bar 313 could have been placed on the wrong side of the ccrotchet, which would happen in the Chopinesque first editions, cf. e.g. the Concerto in F minor, op. 21, the 3rd mov., bars 172-173. However, in the main text we leave the version of FE (→GE), since both places differ in the orchestral part: in bars 296-297, the tied ccrotchet is doubled in flute I, whereas in bars 312-313 – it is not. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Sign reversal

b. 351

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

 in FE (→GE) & EE3

No sign in EE1 (→EE2)

Interpretation of  suggested by the editors

Long accent, our alternative suggestion

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When interpreted literally, the  in FE (→GE) is puzzling, since  denotes a local dynamic climax, after which one should rather expect a diminuendo, not to mention a crescendo on one note, problematic to perform on the piano. Therefore, we are probably dealing with an inaccuracy or even a mistake. One can imagine two possibilities – the mark was misplaced (e.g. moved to the right with respect to the notation of [A]) or reversed. In the main text, we are inclined to agree with the first possibility due to a similarly distorted  hairpin in the Concerto in F minor, op. 21, the 2nd mov., bar 84. The absence of the mark in EE1 (→EE2) seems to be an oversight, corrected in EE3

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Errors in EE , Sign reversal

b. 592-593

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

No tie in FE (→EE) & GE3

Tie to d in GE1 (→GE2)

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The slur in GE1 (→GE2) is probably a result of a characteristic mistake consisting in placing a mark in the so-called 'mirror image;' in this case, on the wrong side of the note – cf. e.g. the Concerto in F Minor, Op. 21, 3rd mov., bars 172-173. The erroneous mark was removed in GE3

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Sign reversal