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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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b. 8

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

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In Atut (→FE), there is no  restoring d1. Chopin's patent mistake was corrected in GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 318

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

No accidental (d3)  in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

 (d3) in GE3

 (d3), our alternative suggestion
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There is no accidental before the penultimate semiquaver in the majority of the sources. When interpreted literally, it is a d3 due to the  before the 2nd semiquaver. This version, inconsistent notation (e2-d3) aside, implements the harmonic scheme of such figures in bars 315-318, using chord elements only, and we give it as such in the main text, adding a reminding  before the discussed note. However, one cannot exclude an oversight of the alteration's cancellation by Chopin, which is one of his most frequent mistakes. The version with d3, resulting from such an assumed mistake, continues the melodic and pianistic scheme defined in the two previous figures, which we suggest as an acceptable variant. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions

b. 323

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

b & b in FE (→GE1→GE2), contextual interpretation, & GE3

b & b in EE
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In FE (→GE1→GE2), the  raising the 2nd semiquaver to b is not cancelled, hence the 7th semiquaver should also be interpreted as b. It must be a mistake, corrected in EE and GE3. Although the reviser of GE3 corrected only the erroneously written note, adding a  before it, in EE, the  before the 2nd note was removed, which changed its pitch to b. This version, although possible both from the musical and pianistic point of view, is, however, certainly arbitrary – the traces visible in FE prove that the  was added only at the stage of proofreading, almost certainly at Chopin's request, who, in turn, did not participate in the proofreading process of EE. In the main text, we give the version of FE, corrected by Chopin, written correctly in GE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 325

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

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In FE (→EE1), there is no  restoring a2 in the last pair of semiquavers. This patent inadvertence was added in GE and EE2 (→EE3). In the same editions, a cautionary  before the 5th semiquaver a1 was also added, which we include in the main text, as well as a  before c3, which does not seem to be necessary. In turn, we preserve the formally unnecessary  before e2 in the 5th pair of semiquavers, present in all editions.  

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 326

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

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In FE, the 8th and 10th semiquavers in the R.H. are a b2. The harmonic and pianistic context point to patent mistakes, which were corrected in EE and GE3. In turn, in GE1 (→GE2), the 8th semiquaver was changed to a2, yet a  before the 10th note was not added. The absence of corrections in the pupils' copies proves that the pupils most probably performed the correct text, perhaps without checking thoroughly the notation. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions