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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt III

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 393-394

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

Tie to f​​​​​​​1 in FE, possible interpretation

Slur ​​​​​​​​- in FE (different interpretation→GE1→GE2)​​​​​​

Slur & tie in EE

Neither slur nor tie in GE3
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The curved line in FE is present only in the 2nd half of bar 393 (the last on a page), and it is unclear whether it runs from d1 or f​​​​​​​1. In the face of the missing ending in bar 394, it is difficult to determine its nature – it can be a motivic slur combining d1-e1,  like it was reproduced in GE1 (→GE2), or a tie of f1. The version of EE with two curved lines is probably arbitrary. In addition, it cannot be excluded that the very presence of a curved line in this place is a mistake; perhaps it was meant to be a tie of f1 in bar 392-393 – cf. the tie in bars 400-401 (it was considered erroneous probably in GE3).

In the main text, we omit this unclear and dubious marking, which results in a version compliant with analogous bars 397-398. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

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. 397-398

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

Neither slur nor tie in FE (→GE)

Slur & tie in EE
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EE repeated here the arbitrary version of analogous bars 393-394. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

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

b. 404

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

Slur in FE (→GE1→GE2)

Slur in EE & GE3
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The slur of FE (→GE1→GE2) is clearly inaccurate (cf. adjacent figures), which was corrected in EE and GE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions