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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt III

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Issues : Sign reversal

b. 57

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

 in FE (→EE)

 in GE1 (→GE2)

No sign in GE3
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Reversed marks are quite frequent mistakes – cf. e.g. the 2nd mov. of the Concerto, bar 47 or the Etude in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 12, bar 53. In GE3, the mark was omitted, probably due to inattention – see the next note.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Sign reversal

b. 72-73

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

Inverted long accent in bar 72 in FE

​​​​​​​ in bar 72 in GE1 (→GE2)

2 inverted accents in EE

​​​​​​​ in bar 73 in GE3

2 accents suggested by the editors

Our alternative suggestion
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In FE (→EE), the reversed accent is probably a mistake of the engraver, which is indicated by the common accent in analogous bar 300. Therefore, in the main text we give an accent both in this and in the next bar, like Chopin marked it in bars 300-301. There is also a possibility that the ​​​​​​​ hairpin in the 1st half of the bar was inaccurately placed – such a hairpin is present in (in bars 72 and 73) clarinet I in FEorch (→GEorch). The interpretation of the mark in GE1 (→GE2), graphically close to the version of FE, is, however, contrary to the actual sound of the orchestra, in which it is the chord in the middle of the bar that is played by the greatest number of instruments. GE3 tried to mitigate that discrepancy by moving the mark to bar 73, where it is a sui generis introduction to the authentic cresc. in bar 74. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Sign reversal