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b. 3-4

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

R.H. slur from 2nd beat in A

R.H. slur from 3rd beat in GE1 (→FE)

Slurs from 2nd beat in EE & GE2
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The slur of GE1 (→FE) is clearly erroneous (put one crotchet too far), which was corrected by the revisers of EE and GE2. In both editions a slur for the L.H. was added, which we consider a correct decision, justified by the authentic slurs in the ending of this movement and by a possible Chopin proofreading of GE1 in bars 1-2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 3-4

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

Slur in A

No slur in GE (→FE→EE)
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The slur, combining in A the 4th beat of bar 3 with the chord at the beginning of bar 4, concerned the original (deleted) version of the last crotchet in bar 3, in which the b note was assigned to the L.H. and written on the bottom stave. As a result, one can ponder whether in the new notation of the chord ending bar 3 the sign was to be applied too. However, since Chopin did not delete the slur, we include it in the main text, adjusting only its shape to the present notation. Omission of the slur in the editions seems to be, however, understandable in the face of the described ambiguity.

na c1

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Errors in GE , Inaccuracies in A

b. 3-4

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

One slur in A (→GE1)

Two slurs in FE (→EE) & GE2
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In the main text, we give separated slurs of FE (→EE), corrected most probably by Chopin. GE2 also has similar slurs, probably as a result of a too literal interpretation of A, in which the added ending of the slur does not touch the preceding part. In EE and GE2 the slur in bar 4 was placed under the chords: in EE apart from the slur over the chords, in GE2 – as the only one.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 3

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

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The d1 and c1 notes on the 2nd beat of the bar are written as quavers in the violas' part. It is the first of a few rhythmic discrepancies of this kind between the orchestral part and the corresponding Chopinesque piano reduction constituting a part of FE – cf. bars 12 and 53. It does not seem that all of them could be attributed to mistakes; there are also no proofs suggesting that Chopin could have been striving for a unified rhythm in those places. Therefore, it suggests that the orchestral parts and the piano reduction were considered independently, to a certain extent, and in a quite surprising aspect.  

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Dotted or even rhythm

b. 3

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

f1 tied in FE (→EE)

f1 repeated in GE
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In FE, the f1 tie is printed slightly inaccurately, so that in GE1 (→GE2) it was misinterpreted as a slur for the bottom voice in the R.H. (in GE3, the mark was omitted).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in GE