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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt III

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Issues : Accidentals in different octaves

b. 360

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

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The notation of accidentals in FE is inaccurate – naturals are missing before the first d1 and before d3 and g2 in the last triplet, whereas the superfluous ​​​​​​​ was placed before b1 in the 2nd half of the bar. In the remaining editions, all necessary accidentals were added, while EE also removed the superfluous ones.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals

b. 361-363

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

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In FE, only some of the g notes (in various octaves) are provided with necessary naturals – G and g2 in bar 361 and G-g in bar 363 (Chopin would often repeat accidentals before tied notes, which we do not apply in our transcriptions – see General Editorial Principles). All necessary accidentals were already added both in GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals

b. 362-363

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

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FE is missing the necessary accidentals at the beginning of the last triplet in bar 362. Moreover, the  raising e1 to e1 in bar 363 is only just at the beginning of the last triplet. In turn, a  is unnecessarily repeated before e2 at the end of the 1st triplet in bar 363. The missing accidentals were added both in GE and EE; however, the revisions were inaccurate – the erroneous accidentals were not completely removed, while EE added even a new one, a  before d2 at the beginning of the 2nd triplet in bar 363. It is only GE3 that introduced a notation compliant with all contemporary standards. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 366-367

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

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In FE, these bars are written very inaccurately in terms of the accidentals in the passage in the R.H. – they are missing before the 6th, 11th and 12th semiquavers in bar 366, while in bar 367, they are present only before the 1st and 2nd notes. In GE and EE, all necessary accidentals were added; however, those in the 2nd triplet in bar 367 were added only in EE and GE3.   

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals

b. 367

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

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FE is missing an accidental before the last semiquaver of the bar. The patent inaccuracy was corrected in GE (EE contains an erroneous note, i.e. e – see the adjacent note).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions