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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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b. 59-62

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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In A the part of the L.H. is written in an abbreviated manner as a sequence of minims provided with signs of a quaver tremolo. In GE1 the notation was repeated only in bars 61-62. In the remaining editions all abbreviations were explained, as in the main text.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: GE revisions , Abbreviated notation of A , FE revisions

b. 193-194

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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In A the octaves in the L.H. are written in an abbreviated manner with single notes with the following annotation: con 8 - -.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: GE revisions , Abbreviated octaves' notation

b. 237

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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In A the last group of semiquavers is written in an abbreviated manner as a repetition of the previous one. The abbreviation was explained in GE (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: GE revisions , Abbreviated notation of A

b. 263-264

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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In A the second halves of these bars are written in an abbreviated manner as minims with a quaver tremolo. In GE1 and subsequent editions, the quavers were written without abbreviations.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: GE revisions

b. 297

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

Chord in A

No cue in GE & EE

F in FE, contextual interpretation
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In GE1, the omission of the chord of strings (together with the following rest) written in A may be considered a mistake – as a result of corrections, Chopin moved the notation of the solo part to an adjacent stave, which could have misled the engraver. It is difficult to say why these elements were omitted also in GE2. In this place FE has an erroneous G crotchet (and a rest). It can be a misunderstood proofreading of Chopin, hence we adopt the F crotchet, being harmonically correct, as the text of FE. However, it is highly likely that it was the beginning of the next bar that was printed here. EE omitted the erroneous notation of FE.

Contrary to other minor replicas from the orchestral part of this type, the discussed chord, same as the crotchets in the next bar, are only an illustration of the harmonic sequence of the orchestral accompaniment and they are certainly not to be performed, even in the solo performance.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors in GE , Authentic corrections of FE