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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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Issues : No pedal release mark

b. 206-208

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

No markings in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

     in GE3

[    ] suggested by the editors
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The  mark in bar 205, which is not followed by a  mark in the majority of the sources, may be interpreted as a general col  or  simile indication (cf. e.g. the Etude in E major, op. 10, no. 11, bars 3-4). However, according to us, an inaccuracy, caused by a combination of oversights of both Chopin and the engraver of FE (e.g. the  mark in bar 205 would have fallen in FE at the end of the line, which favours inaccuracies), is more likely in this case. The additions suggested in the main text are modelled after the authentic indications in bars 203-204. A similar addition was introduced into GE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , No pedal release mark

b. 211-212

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

No sign in FE (→GE,EE)

[] suggested by the editors
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Chopin did not specify the moment of pedal release; he probably meant its gradual release, the so-called diminuendo pedal. Such notation is to be found on a number of occasions in his works, cf. e.g. the Etude in D major, op. 25, no. 8, bar 27 or the Concerto in F minor, op. 21, the 1st mov., bars 299-300. In the main text, we suggest a mark more or less in the place where mixing subsequent chords dominates the echo of the bass B1-B octave. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: No pedal release mark

b. 236

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

 in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

No pedalling in GE3

  [] suggested by the editors
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The missing  mark in this place is to be considered an inaccuracy – in the main text, we add the mark in accordance with analogous bar 587. A  mark is placed in FE (→GE1→GE2) under the last quaver in bar 235, which results from lack of space under the low-placed bass note. In EE, the mark was placed in bar 236 over the L.H. part, whereas in GE3, the pedalling was overlooked.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , No pedal release mark

b. 249

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

No sign in FE (→GE1→GE2)

 in EE & GE3

[] suggested by the editors
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The missing  mark in FE (→GE1→GE2) must be a mistake, one of a few in this fragment. It was added in the remaining editions.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , No pedal release mark

b. 390

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

No  in FE

 before 5th quaver in GE

 after 6th quaver in EE

 suggested by the editors
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In FE, the missing  after the  mark in bar 389 is most probably an oversight (of Chopin or of the engraver), since there are no reasons for the notation to deviate from the remaining, similar fragments. The mark was added already in GE and EE. See also bars 394-395.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , No pedal release mark