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b. 216-217

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

End of slur in A, contextual interpretation

End of slur in GE (→FE→EE)
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The slur of A is written inaccurately – its ending part includes a one and a half centimetre gap, resulting from ink stoppage, whereas in bar 217 (on a new page) there is no ending of the slur. In this situation, an erroneous interpretation of the slur in the editions was practically decided.

In some of the impressions of GE1a, the slur in bar 216 was extended, so that it suggests a continuation. It seems to be a random result, since the ending of the slur in bar 217 was not added.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 216

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

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The last three semiquavers in A (→GE1→FE) are devoid of accidentals. This inaccurate notation, characteristic for Chopin particularly in his early pieces, was corrected in EE and GE2.
Moreover, in FE there is no  before c2, which was added in EE. In A there is no  before c1 in the part of the L.H. The sign was added in GE (→FE→EE), although it is not necessary in this layout (similarly as the two previous signs in the part of the L.H.).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 216

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

Fingering written into FED

Fingering written into FEFo

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fingering in EE & written into FEH
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The fingering digits present in EE and FEH and those written in FED and FEFo undoubtedly denote the same fingering. In the main text, we give the indications whose authenticity is most likely (FEFo and FED).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Annotations in FEH , Annotations in FEFo

b. 216

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

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fontana's fingering in EE

Fingering written into FED
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In EE, indicating a fingering digit only on the last note of the bar suggests that it is the previous scheme that applies to the previous ones, which results in the 3rd finger on f2. In spite of the apparent concurrence, Fontana's fingering does not have to be fully compliant with the fingering of FED, written most probably during lessons with Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED

b. 216

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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We add a cautionary ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ before d2 in the main text.

category imprint: Editorial revisions