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Issues : Errors resulting from corrections

b. 403

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

e2 in chord in A (→GE1→FE→EE)

e2-f2 in GE2
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Originally, the 2nd crotchet in the bar in A was a c2-f2-c3. Chopin changed the middle note from f2 to e2 in the last phase of reviewing A (→GE1→FE→EE). The version of GE2 is a result of an erroneous interpretation of this correction.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Errors resulting from corrections , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 422

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

Fifth in A & GE2

Third in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The version of A with the b-f1 fifth is most probably a remaining element of an earlier version of this bar, with d as the bass note (see the previous note). In GE1 (→FE1) Chopin introduced a third instead of the fifth; however, the proofreading was performed inaccurately, forgetting about the  before the bottom note. FE2 tried to correct this mistake, yet the added sign was misplaced before the top note. The correct text appears just in EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors resulting from corrections , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 441

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

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In FE, there is no  raising c2 to c2. Visible traces of corrections in print reveal that it was a​​​​​​​1 that was the original version; it was moved to the correct pitch in the proofreading, yet without . This patent oversight (of the engraver or of Chopin at the time of marking the correction) was revised both in GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , Errors resulting from corrections , Terzverschreibung error , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 453-454

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

Accent in bar 453 in A

No marks in GE (→FE→EE)

2 accents suggested by the editors
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The crossings-out and corrections in the part of the L.H. in A make it uncertain whether Chopin wanted to accentuate the minims on the 2nd beat of these bars. An accent is present only in bar 453; moreover, it is placed below a crossed-out minim. However, in analogous bars 461-462, Chopin undoubtedly preserved both accents, in spite of similar corrections. We consider the absence of the mark in bar 454 to be an oversight, hence in the main text we give the version with two accents. The editions did not include the mark in bar 453, which can be regarded as a less likely solution, yet acceptable.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors resulting from corrections

b. 469

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

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In FE (→GE1→GE2), the second note in the L.H. is a crotchet, as a result of which the bar contains 5 quavers. The mistake, resulting from an inaccurate proofreading (the note was being changed from b to f​​​​​​​1, so the engraver might have erroneously printed here the next bar), was corrected in EE and GE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors resulting from corrections , Rhythmic errors , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors repeated in GE