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b. 127

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

leggiero in A

GE (→FE→EE)
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The placement of leggiero in A is most probably conventional: the indication concerns generally the entire roulade and the choice of the right articulation and dynamics in combination with  is left to the discretion of the performer. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 127

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

 in A

 in GE

 in FE (→EE)
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Changes of the range of the  sign are most probably of an accidental nature. In the main text we reproduce the notation of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 127

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

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In A one can see that the roulade had initially only 14 notes, since the c2 note was inserted later. Strictly speaking, Chopin remade the original c2 to a  and added one note (c2) to the left-hand side and a second (c2) to the right-hand side. He also changed the marking of the number of notes in the group from 14 to 15.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A

b. 127

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

15 notes in A

14 notes in GE (→FE→EE)
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It is unclear whether the version of the editions, with the run comprising only 14 notes, without e2, should be regarded as an engraver's mistake or Chopin's correction. Unnatural spacing of notes in GE1 could point to a deletion of a note, however there are no visible traces of changes in print like tiny remnants of the original text. We thus adopt into the main text the undoubtedly Chopinesque version of A. Cf. similar problem in the 2nd movement of the Concerto, bar 80.

In all editions except GE2, this 14-notes long group is marked with a 15, left over from the A version.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of GE

b. 127

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

Slur in Atut (→FE→EE)

No slur in GE1 (→GE2)

Slur in GE3, interpretation of slur in Atut suggested by the editors
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The position of the curved line of Atut, reproduced in FE (→EE), is questionable – it seems that it combines both e notes in this bar. The absence of the curved line in GE1 (→GE2) is most probably a mistake, perhaps caused by ambiguity of the curved line of FE. The curved line added in GE3 could have been an attempt at interpreting that curved line, which is accurate, according to us, also with respect to the curved line of Atut.  

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

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