Issues : Inserted rest

b. 197

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

Continuous slur in FE (→EE,GE1GE2)

Separate slurs in FED & GE3

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The unbroken – in spite of the rest – slur of FE (→EE,GE1GE2) must be a remaining part of the original version of the rhythm (with semiquavers without rest). The need to separate the first two notes from the following semiquavers was confirmed by Chopin with additional marks written in pencil in FED – a slashed line, underlining the significance of the rest (also in bar 201), as well as a slur over the first two semiquavers. Taking that into account, in the main text, we divide the slur, adjusting the phrasing to the rhythmic notation.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 197-201

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

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In FE, the visible traces of proofreading in bars 197, 199 and 201 (as well as 556) show that Chopin changed the rhythmic values of the 2nd and 3rd notes – in the removed version, the 2nd note was a semiquaver, whereas the third one – a demisemiquaver.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Inserted rest

b. 556

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

Rhythm in FE (→EE) & GE3

Rhythm in GE1 (→GE2)

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In the version of GE1 (→GE2), the first 4 notes and rest constitute an unmarked semiquaver quintuplet. Nothing points to authenticity of that version, although it is practically very close to the actual performance – see the commentary to the Scherzo in C​​​​​​​ Minor, Op. 39, bar 47. The version of GE3 was probably introduced on the basis of analogy with similar bars of exposition. 

Like in bar 197, 199 and 201, in FE one can see traces of swapping rhythmic values of the 2nd and 3rd notes – initially, the 2nd note was a semiquaver, whereas the 3rd one – a demisemiquaver.  

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Inserted rest