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b. 159-161

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

Long accents in A

Short accents in GE (→FE→EE)
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In bars 159-164, differentiation between long and short accents is unclear in A, yet the first three signs are evidently bigger or longer than the next two (see also bar 164). Since in an analogous fragment in the recapitulation (bars 309-314) the differences are entirely clear, in the main text we give here long accents too.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

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

b. 159

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

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In the 2nd half of the bar, Chopin overlooked naturals in A – undoubtedly necessary – before the 2nd and 3rd quavers in the L.H. In GE1 (→FE) a sign was added before e1, while in EE and GE2 also the one before a.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 159

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

Slurs from 2nd quaver in A & GE2

Slurs from 1st quaver in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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In GE1 (→FE→EE), the fact of embracing both four-quaver figures of the accompaniment with half-bar slurs is a typical example of the schematic approach of the engraver of GE1. GE2 returned the notation of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 159

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

Dot & slur in A & GE2

Slur in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The staccato dot and the slur, which specify the articulation within the last phrase of this period in A, were replaced in GE1 (→FE→EE) with a slur over the group of quavers. According to us, the change cannot come from Chopin, and it is certainly one of numerous obvious inaccuracies in the reproduction of slurs by the engraver of GE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 159

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

Slur to b2 in sources

Slur to c3 suggested by the editors
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According to us, leaving the c3 crotchet outside of the slurs, even if it is justified by the notation of the autograph, has to be considered an inaccuracy; therefore, in the main text, we suggest a slur modelled after a similar motif in bars 155-156.

category imprint: Editorial revisions