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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt III

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 393-398

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

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In EE, f​​​​​​​1 is tied both in bars 393-394 and 397-398.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 398-399

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

2 slurs from 2nd note in FE

Different slurs in GE1 (→GE2) & EE

2 slurs from first note in GE3
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Two subsequent slurs starting later than in the adjacent figures must be an inaccuracy of FE, partially repeated in GE1 (→GE2) and EE. In the main text, we move the beginnings of the slurs to over the 1st semiquaver, in accordance with the musical sense and analogous figures. Such a revision was introduced already in GE3.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies

b. 400-401

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

in FE, literal reading

​​​​​​​ in FE, contextual interpretation

  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ in GE1 (→GE2)

​​​​​​​ in EE

    in GE3
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In bar 401, the  mark is placed in FE after the d​​​​​​​1-a1 crotchet, which is most probably an inaccuracy, since it cannot be justified in terms of sound. The notation was revised – in various ways – both in GE and EE. In the main text, we suggest yet another solution, combining harmonic purity with a high compliance with the original notation.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 402-403

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

No marks in FE (→GE,EE)

Staccato dots suggested by the editors
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Four tritones in the L.H. are devoid of articulation markings in the sources. According to us, it is a result of the layout, in which those quavers are placed on the top stave under the semiquavers in the R.H. – even if Chopin managed to squeeze them between both parts in [A], the engraver could have considered it impossible to reproduce such a notation in print. In subsequent bars, respective dyads are already provided with staccato dots; therefore, in the main text we mark these four quavers in the same way.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 404-405

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

4 staccato dots in FE (→GE1→GE2)

6 dots in EE

4 dots in bars 404-405 in GE3
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Although not all uneven quavers in FE (→GE1→GE2) are provided with staccato dots (the marks are absent in the 1st half of bar 404 and in the 2nd half of bar 405), there is no doubt that the defects are to be attributed to Chopin's or the engraver's inaccuracies. EE added dots, while GE3 removed the dot in bar 404 and added one in bar 405.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions