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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt III

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b. 241

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

No mark in FE (→GE1→GE2)

Wedge in EE & GE3
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The wedge over c​​​​​​​4, added in EE and GE3, may be considered justified – cf. bar 243.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 244-245

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

 in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

No sign in GE3

 in bar 244 suggested by the editors
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According to us, the  hairpin in bar 245 was placed in the sources on the wrong side of the bar line. It is indicated by the mark in the next, analogous phrase, appearing earlier, at the end of the first bar of the phrase. Such subsequent, short  marks are most probably meant to indicate gentle long accents, hence their accurate placement is essential for the correct interpretation of their meaning. Taking that into account, in the main text we move the mark to under the last triplet in bar 244, after the mark in bar 246, which, according to us, interacts better with the remaining hairpins and accents in bars 244-247.
​​​​​​​The absence of the mark in GE3 is most probably an oversight.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , Errors in GE

b. 244

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

Staccato dot in FE (→GE)

Wedge in EE
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It is highly likely that it was the reviser of EE that guessed Chopin's intention – it is not always easy to distinguish wedges from dots in autographs; engravers often had problems with their recognition. The wedge in the L.H. and the compliant wedges in similar situations two and four bars later support the mistake of FE (→GE). On the other hand, the discussed place shows a number of essential differences with respect to bars 246 and 248 – a single note and not an octave in the R.H., different preceding music, presence of ​​​​​​​. Due to this reason, in the main text we leave the dot featured in the principal source.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Wedges

b. 245-247

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

Short accents in #FE (→GE,EE)

Long accents suggested by the editors
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The accents in the L.H. in bars 245 and 247 have different length in FE, but they do not seem to be long, so both GE and EE reproduced them as short. According to us, it is still possible that Chopin wrote long accents in [A], which is indicated by the slightly longer mark in FE in bar 247 and evident long accents in the orchestral part of FEorch (clarinet I and bassoon I).  

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Editorial revisions

issues: Long accents

b. 246

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

No sign in FE (→GE,EE)

[] suggested by the editors
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In the main text, we suggest adding a ​​​​​​​ mark after analogous bar 244.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions