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b. 175-176

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

No slur in A

Slur in GE (→FE→EE)
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The missing slur in A is almost certainly an oversight – Chopin overlooked all markings in the L.H. in bars 174-176, opening a new page in A. The slur added in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2) is most probably a result of Chopin's proofreading.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of GE

b. 175-176

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

2 slurs in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

3 slurs in GE3

3 slurs suggested by the editors
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A comparison of the slurs in analogous bars 175-176 and 530-531 leads to the conclusion that they are most probably inaccurate in both places. Chopin was not utterly careful when it comes to such short slurs over the motifs whose range is clearly defined in another way, in this case by the arrangement of beams, accents and staccato marks. Due to this reason, in the main text we unify all these slurs (we also add the overlooked second slur in bar 176), considering the endings of the slurs in the exposition and the beginnings in the recapitulation to be reliable.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 175

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

Fingering written into FEH

No teaching fingering
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FEH

b. 175-176

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

No slur in A (→FE,EE,GC→GE)

Slur suggested by the editors
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In the main text we suggest a slur after analogous bars 171-172 where Chopin added a slur in GC.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 175

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

Chords in AsI

Chords in A (→GE→EE,FESB)

Chord & octave in FE

Our alternative suggestion
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The version of AsI fairly corresponds to the orchestral version, in which the 2nd and 3rd quavers are almost (in AsI) or completely (in the printed voices) identical, as far as the pitch is concerned. It was also in A (→GE→EE,FESB) that Chopin only complemented the R.H. chords. The proofreading of FE – undoubtedly Chopinesque – brought about a major change, and this is the version (the latest one) we give in the main text. An alternative proposal, analogous to the endings of Variation I and Variation III, takes into account a possible misunderstanding in implementing the proofreading corrections. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of FE , Main-line changes