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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 411-413

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

Slurs in A, literal reading

Slur in A, contextual interpretation

Slurs in GE1

Slurs in FE (→EE)

Slurs in GE2
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A includes separate slurs in bars 411 and 412, probably due to the crossed out fragments in bar 411. The fact that Chopin did not intend to divide the slur in this place is supported by the slurs in all three repetitions of this fragment (bars 419-421, 451-453 and 459-461). The ending of the slur in bar 412 is also inaccurate, since it suggests leading the slur to bar 413, yet it does not go beyond the bar line. A comparison of analogous bars enables us to interpret this detail correctly. The versions of GE1 and FE (→EE) follow from an inaccurate reproduction of the base texts. In GE2, the final fragment separated with a slur, corresponding to the figures in the previous bars, is completely arbitrary.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions

b. 412

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

Long accent in A

 in GE1

 in FE (→EE)

 in GE2
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The Chopinesque long accent was interpreted in GE1 as a  hairpin, significantly increasing the range of the sign. In FE (→EE) the endings of the sign were related to the only notes in this bar, which extended it even more. The length of the sign in GE2, considered in relation to the quavers in the R.H., generally corresponds to the notation of A, yet the proportions with respect to the third in the L.H. differ – in GE2 the sign reaches beyond the half of the distance between them and can be associated with a diminuendo sign, much more than the sign in A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 412-413

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

Slurs in FE (→EE)

Slur in GE

Slurs suggested by the editors
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The moment of division of the slur in the L.H. in this bar raises doubts both due to the differences between particular editions and the differences between analogous bars, to an even greater extent. The version of GE, with one slur, which is not confirmed by any of the three analogous places (bars 413-414, 436-437 and 437-438), must be a mistake. According to us, the version of FE (→EE) is probably also inaccurate, since in bars 413-414 and 437-438, the further slur begins clearly earlier, i.e. from the penultimate semiquaver, whereas the coinciding slurs in bars 436-437 may be interpreted twofold.  

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 413-421

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

Wedge in bar 413 in A

Dot in bar 413 in GE

No marks in FE (→EE)

Wedges in bars 413 & 421 suggested by the editors
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The wedge at the beginning of bar 413 was reproduced in GE as a dot. In FE (→EE) the sign was overlooked. No staccato mark in analogous bar 421 must be Chopin's oversight: it is the first bar on a new page of A, which was frequently related to various inaccuracies of notation.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

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

b. 413-414

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

Slur in FE

Slur in GE1 (→GE2)

Slurs in EE

Dots & slur in GE3

Slurs suggested by the editors
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The missing first slur in FE (→GE1→GE2) must be an oversight, corrected in EE. The inaccurate slur of GE1 (→GE2) was replaced in GE3 with arbitrary indications, i.e. staccato dots and a slur, adopted in this edition in all similar places. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions