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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Partial corrections

b. 570

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

​​​​​​​on 2nd beat in FE (→EE)

​​​​​​​on 2nd & 3rd beat in GE
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The additional ​​​​​​​ must be a mistake of the engraver of GE (perhaps an unfinished correction – following the erroneously printed mark on the 3rd beat of the bar, the correct indication was added, yet the wrong one was not removed.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Partial corrections

b. 618-619

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

a1 tied in FE (→GE,EE)

a1 repeated, our suggestion
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The lack of autograph impedes the unravelling of the actual meaning of two ties present in FE (→GE,EE). In a similar melodic and rhythmic context, appearing in Chopin's pieces on a number of occasions, a note falling on a strong beat of bar is always played (repeated) – cf. e.g. bars 220-221 and 571-572 or 606-609. Therefore, it seems highly likely that in this case Chopin also wanted to repeat a1 at the beginning of bar 619. Traces of corrections visible in FE in bar 619 point to misunderstandings at the time of implementing proofreading as a possible reason for the unintentionally left tie of that note.
In EE, the notation of bar 619 was arbitrarily completed with rests. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Partial corrections