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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt III

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b. 328

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

Fingering written into FEH

No teaching fingering
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The first finger indicated for the d bass quaver seems to be highly questionable, since it would be the only known example of such an unnatural fingering having been written down. The use of the 5th finger of the L.H. for the bottommost note was considered obvious and rarely marked. In particular situations, Chopin instructed his pupils to perform even a few subsequent notes with the 5th finger – see the Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 27 No. 1, bars 13-14 or the Sonata in B​​​​​​​ Minor, Op. 35, 3rd mov., bar 31. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FEH

b. 328-331

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

​​​​​​​ in FE (→GE,EE)

Long accents suggested by the editors
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In the main text, we interpret four  marks in these bars as long accents. Thus, we demonstrate the difference in indications with respect to analogous bars 100-103, in which similar marks are clearly longer and separated with repeated  indications. After all, it is highly likely that different lengths of marks in [A] were not so regular or meaningful, since the Chopinesque  hairpin, unless preceded with a ​​​​​​​ mark, generally also indicates an accent. According to us, Chopin most probably meant both fragments to be performed in the same manner.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: Long accents

b. 328-331

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

No marks in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

Staccato dots in GE3
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Like in analogous bars 100-103, staccato dots are an arbitrary addition of the revision of GE3. That addition formed a part of a more comprehensive package of editorial measures encompassing performance indications of that Tutti (e.g. staccato dots were added over the repeated g​​​​​​​1 ​​​​​​​semiquavers in bar 333). 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 332-335

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

c​​​​​​​1 tied in FE (→EE)

c​​​​​​​1 repeated in GE
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The ties of c​​​​​​​1 in bars 332-333 and 334-335 were most probably added by Chopin in the last phase of proofreading of FE (→EE). In bar 335, it is the sustained c​​​​​​​1 that was crossed out in FEH, which is most probably just a

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Authentic corrections of FE , Annotations in FEH

b. 333

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

Quaver d​​​​​​​1 in FE (→GE) & EE3

Crotchet d​​​​​​​1 ​​​​​​​in EE1 (→EE2)
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The version of EE1 (→EE2) must be arbitrary and pianistically unjustified – d​​​​​​​1 is anyway performed in the R.H. on the 4th quaver. The authentic notation was restored in EE3. See also bar 335.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions