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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt III

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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

b. 272-278

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

Fingering written into FEH

No teaching fingering
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The fingering, adjusted to the accompaniment's scheme enabling strict legato, was entered in FEH in bar 272 and recalled in bar 278.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FEH

b. 273-277

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

Slurs from f​​​​​​​2 in FE (→GE,EE)

Slurs from g​​​​​​​2 – our alternative suggestion
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The slurs in the 1st halves of bars 273 and 277 may be considered inaccurate – see the note to bar 30. However, we preserve the source slurs in the main text, since when the main theme of this movement returns, they consistently appear in all three appearances of this motif (the discussed bars and bar 281). 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 275-276

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

Dot & wedge in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

Two wedges in GE3

Wedge & dot suggested by the editors
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The articulation markings in these bars are questionable. We consider the dot over the last b1 in bar 275 to be a patent mistake – attenuating the energy contained in this characteristic, octave gesture opening the theme seems to be inconceivable. However, it is unclear whether and which note the dot was supposed to apply to – the potential candidates are the previous quaver (b3) and the 2nd quaver of bar 276 (e2), which are generally provided with staccato marks in the remaining appearances of the theme. In our proposal, we take into account usefulness of an added mark – in bar 276, it clarifies articulation, which does not naturally follow from the hand position like it is in the case of b​​​​​​​3, after which the hand must be moved quickly anyway. A similar solution was adopted in GE3; it can be considered an alternative to our proposal. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 277

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

No mark in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

Wedge in GE3

Wedge suggested by the editors
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The missing staccato mark is most probably an inaccuracy. It is indicated by the wedge in the analogous situation in bar 273 as well as by the wedge on e​​​​​​​ in the L.H. The mark was added in GE3. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions