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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt III

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Issues : Cautionary accidentals

b. 221

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

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In the main text, we add a cautionary  before f3. The accidental was added only in GE3. Interestingly, FE includes a cautionary  before f​​​​​​​1 in the L.H., which was not repeated both in GE and EE1 (→EE2). The accidental may have been added in the last phase of proofreading, which would explain its absence in GE; in EE, it was overlooked or considered unnecessary (it was added in EE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 225

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

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In the main text, we add a cautionary  before a3. In turn, we omit the ​​​​​​​ before a1 in the chord in the L.H., which is present in FE (→EE). Its absence in GE may mean that it was added in the last phase of proofreading (cf. bar 221). 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 246

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

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In the main text, we add a cautionary ​​​​​​​ before a1, after the authentic accidental featured 2 bars earlier.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 262

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

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FE is missing a natural before the penultimate note in the bar; however, the accidental is present before the previous semiquaver, d3. Therefore, it can be likely that the engraver put an accidental before the wrong note, although Chopin would also occasionally write accidentals in such an illogical manner. In GE, the  was moved to before c3, whereas EE added the necessary ​​​​​​​ without removing the one from before d3. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 322-326

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

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FE has a cautionary  before b3 in bar 322. It must be a mistake – the accidental should have been placed at the pitch of a3. The error was corrected both in GE and EE, both also added an analogous ​​​​​​​ in bar 326.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals