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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt III

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 265

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

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FE (→EE1) overlooked the ​​​​​​​ restoring e1. The accidental, most probably overlooked by Chopin, cf. bar 267, was added in GE and EE2 (→EE3). 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 267

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

No slur in FE (→GE1→GE2)

Slur in EE & GE3

Same slur suggested by the editors
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In the main text, we suggest adding a slur after the identical slur in bar 265. The slur was added already in EE and GE3. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 268-269

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

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fontana's fingering in EE
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 269-270

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

Fingering written into FEH

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fontana's fingering in EE
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Both fingerings appearing in the sources are compliant in terms of the 5-4-5 succession of fingers at the top of the passage, typical of Chopin. In the descending part of the passage, FEH gives a crossing-over of the 5th finger, which also belongs to the range of Chopinesque fingering options  – cf. the Impromptu in A​​​​​​​ Major, Op. 29, bar 81.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Differences in fingering , Annotations in FEH

b. 272-273

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

 in FE (→GE1→GE2)

   in EE

No pedalling in GE3

Our variant suggestion
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The missing  mark does not have to be considered a mistake – such a notation is to be found on several occasions in Chopin's pieces (e.g. in the autograph of the Etude in D​​​​​​​ Major, Op. 25 No. 8, bars 19-20). The marks we suggest are the earliest and latest possible – due to harmonic reasons – moments of pedal release. It was already EE that considered the notation of FE to be inaccurate; in turn, an additional omission of the  mark is probably a mistake of GE3. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Errors in GE , No pedal release mark