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b. 244

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

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The bar is not written correctly in any of the sources. In A four signs are missing: a  before the 5th semiquaver (d2) and flats before the 7th semiquaver (b) and before the last two semiquavers (b2 and d2). In GE (→FE→EE) only two signs were added: a necessary  before the 5th semiquaver (d2) and a cautionary  before the 14th semiquaver (d3). Moreover, A repeated a  before the bottom note of the last quaver in bar 244. The unnecessary sign was removed in EE1 (→EE2) and in GE2, but it was restored in EE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Accidentals in different octaves , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Inaccuracies in A

b. 244

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

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In the main text we add a cautionary  before f1.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 244

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

Long accent in A

Short accent in GE

No mark in FE (→EE)
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The change of the type of accent in GE is a very frequent inaccuracy in Chopin first editions. The absence of the accent in FE (→EE) is probably one of the mistakes committed while proofreading bars 243-244 – cf. notes in the previous bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 244-245

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

 in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

No sign in GE3

 in bar 244 suggested by the editors
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According to us, the  hairpin in bar 245 was placed in the sources on the wrong side of the bar line. It is indicated by the mark in the next, analogous phrase, appearing earlier, at the end of the first bar of the phrase. Such subsequent, short  marks are most probably meant to indicate gentle long accents, hence their accurate placement is essential for the correct interpretation of their meaning. Taking that into account, in the main text we move the mark to under the last triplet in bar 244, after the mark in bar 246, which, according to us, interacts better with the remaining hairpins and accents in bars 244-247.
​​​​​​​The absence of the mark in GE3 is most probably an oversight.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , Errors in GE

b. 244

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

Staccato dot in FE (→GE)

Wedge in EE
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It is highly likely that it was the reviser of EE that guessed Chopin's intention – it is not always easy to distinguish wedges from dots in autographs; engravers often had problems with their recognition. The wedge in the L.H. and the compliant wedges in similar situations two and four bars later support the mistake of FE (→GE). On the other hand, the discussed place shows a number of essential differences with respect to bars 246 and 248 – a single note and not an octave in the R.H., different preceding music, presence of ​​​​​​​. Due to this reason, in the main text we leave the dot featured in the principal source.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Wedges