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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 429-432

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

cresc. - - - - in A

cresc. in GE1 (→FE→EE)

cresc. - - in bar 429 in GE2
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Ignored dashes marking the range of cresc. is a frequent inaccuracy of the first Chopinesque editions. The fact that GE2 added dashes only in bar 429 may be explained by an inaccuracy (it is the last bar on the page in GE2 – cf. bars 469-474). However, further dashes may have been thought to be contrary to the   hairpins.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 430-433

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

Double slurs in A & GE2

Single slurs in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The engraver of GE1 (→FE→EE) may have considered the double slurs to be an unnecessary complication. Cf. bars 472-480.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 430

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Slur to e3 in FE

Slur from g1 to c3 in GE

Slur to c3 in EE

Slur suggested by the editors
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In all sources, the slurs are to be deemed inaccurate. According to us, it should encompass all small quavers of the passage and the main note to which it leads. It is compliant with the convention of writing down such ornaments.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies

b. 433-437

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

Slurs from d1 in A

Whole-bar slurs in GE (→FE→EE)
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The range of the four subsequent slurs in the L.H. in A may be problematic at the time of interpreting them – the lines are written with a flourish and they overlap with the  and  hairpins. The first slur is particularly inaccurate; in this case, it is both the beginning and ending that are questionable. However, a comparison of all four slurs allows us to state that the slurs always run from the d1 minim to the beginning of the next bar and this is the form in which we give them in the main text. The whole-bar slurs of the editions, although incompliant with A, could have been accepted by Chopin, since if we consider the authentic rhythmic values, accents and pedalling, the slurs can influence the performance to a minor extent. Similarly in bars 437-438.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 433-438

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

Long accents in A

Short accents in GE (→FE→EE)
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The shape of the accents in A, which are not very big, is generally typical of long accents (except for the sign in bar 437). However, in this case, it is understandable that the editions reproduced them as short accents.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE