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b. 301

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

Slur from semiquavers in A & GE2

Slur over 2nd half of bar in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The later beginning of the slur in GE1 (→FE→EE) is undoubtedly an inaccuracy of the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 301-302

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

Slurs in A, literal reading

Slurs in A (possible interpretation→GE)

Slurs in FE (→EE)
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The comparison with analogous bar 135 suggests that the A slurs are inaccurate here, particularly the one that ends on the last crotchet in bar 301. The beginning of the slur in bar 302 is written with a flourish, yet its shape quite convincingly indicates that it is related to the e2 minim and the respective accent. Taking into account the above, in the main text we give the unquestionable FE slurs (→EE).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 302-304

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

Long accents in A

Short accents in GE (→FE)

Vertical accents in EE
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The evident long accents in A in the middle of bars 302 and 304 were reproduced in GE (→FE) as short ones, whereas in EE they were changed to vertical. It is certain that none of the changes comes from Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 302-305

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

Wedges in A

Dots in GE (→FE→EE)
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The quavers opening these bars are provided with clear wedges in A. Reproducing them as staccato dots is a very frequent inaccuracy of GE (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Wedges

b. 302

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

Slur from B-d to d in A

Tie to F in GE1 (→GE2,EE,FE1→FE2)

Slur from B-d to c-e in FESB

Slur from F to c-e in GE3
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The meaning of the slur, which in A clearly concerns the top L.H. voice, is unclear in GE1 (→GE2) – one can see it as a slightly too short tie to the F crotchet at the end of the 1st beat of the bar or an inaccurate slur encompassing three thirds in the top voice. The first interpretation was adopted by FE1 (→FE2) and EE, while the second – by FESB. In GE3 the slur combines the F crotchet with the c-e quaver. In the main text we reproduce the notation of A, confirmed by an analogous figure in the next bar. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

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