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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 108

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

Continuous slur in sources

2 slurs suggested by the editors
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A continuous slur in the L.H. in the 2nd half of this bar was most probably added in a proofreading of FE, replacing the slur encompassing the last 4 semiquavers. However, Chopin could have added a slur from the B note in the middle of the bar to the d2 note before the semiquaver rest, and the engraver considered it an extension of the already printed slur. Due to this reason, although the source slur can correspond to Chopin's intention, it seems quite likely that the composer meant here two slurs separated with a rest, like in analogous bar 106.

category imprint: Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 108

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

 under 6th triplet in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

 under 5th triplet in GE3
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The pedalling of the majority of the sources must be erroneous – the pedal must be changed in the middle of the bar, together with the change of chord (cf. bar 106). See also the note on the  marking.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 113

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

 under 6th triplet in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

 under 5th triplet in GE3
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In the majority of the sources, the pedalling markings are most probably inaccurate – there is no reason for the most bottom elements of the chord not to be held with pedal. Therefore, in the main text we give a pedalling modelled after an analogous figure in bar 111. Such a change was introduced in GE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 114-115

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

No  in sources

() suggested by the editors
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The missing  mark in bar 114 may be a mistake, since it is the last bar on a page in FE, which favours such inaccuracies. On the other hand, from the harmonic point of view, change of pedal is superfluous in this place, hence it cannot be excluded that it is the  mark at the beginning of bar 115 that was unnecessarily added. In the main text, we leave this issue to the performer's discretion. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , No pedal release mark