Issues : Long accents
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b. 20
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composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II
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A long, locally topmost note is a typical place for a long accent, a mark Chopin would use most often. Therefore, supposing an inaccurate reproduction of the notation by the engraver of FE, in the main text we suggest a long accent. category imprint: Editorial revisions issues: Long accents |
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b. 24
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composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II
category imprint: Editorial revisions issues: Long accents |
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b. 26
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composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II
category imprint: Editorial revisions issues: Long accents |
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b. 30
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composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II
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The missing accent is most probably an oversight of the engraver of GE. In the main text, we suggest a long accent, since the shorter mark in FE is most probably related to its atypical placement between two top elements of the chord. Generally, it is impossible to reproduce such a notation, sometimes used by Chopin, e.g. in the Concerto in F minor, op. 21, the 2nd mov., bar 36, in print accurately. category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Long accents , Errors in GE |
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b. 35-36
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composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II
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In FE, three subsequent accents under the dotted quavers, although they look like short ones, are of a slightly different length, related to the length of the beam above them. It may indicate that the engraver considered them to be diminuendoes ( category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Editorial revisions issues: Long accents |
), which, in turn, points to the use of long accents by Chopin. Cf. similar motifs in the 1st mov. of the Concerto, bars 4-6.