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b. 229

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

Accent on 2nd semiquaver in A, literal reading

Accents on 2nd & 3rd semiquaver in GE1 & EE2 (→EE3)

No marks in FE (→EE1)

Short accent on 1st semiquaver in GE2

Long accent on 1st semiquaver suggested by the editors
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The accent in A (short) is placed over the 2nd semiquaver of the last group (b). According to us, the notation is inaccurate, and the accent is supposed to concern the 1st semiquaver. In GE1 the accent was printed in accordance with the literal interpretation of A, yet over the next semiquaver (f), another accent was added. This musically incomprehensible notation perhaps proves attempts to correct the erroneous notation. In FE (→EE1) both erroneous accents were overlooked (it cannot be excluded that it was Chopin's proofreading). GE2 has an accent over the 1st note, which most probably proves the unification of the notation of all similar bars.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in A

b. 229

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

legatiss. in A

No indication in GE (→FE→EE)
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Omission of legatiss. over the top voice in the R.H. is most probably a mistake of the engraver of GE1. It can be puzzling that the indication was not added in GE2 – perhaps it was regarded as contrary to leggieriss. below.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 229

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

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As in the case of analogous bar 117, in GE there is no  before c1, added most probably in the last proofreading of FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: FE revisions

b. 229

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

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A has a cautionary  only before d2. A second sign was added in GE (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 229-231

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

No slurs in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

Slur in GE3

Slurs suggested by the editors
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In the main text, we suggest adding slurs on the basis of comparison with the recapitulation, although the figuration is arranged slightly different there. The range of the slur added in bar 229 is marked by the adjacent slurs in bars 228 and 229-230. There is a similar situation in bars 230-231 – the added slur begins as the figuration is taken over by the L.H. and it ends before the next bass note in bar 232. The slur in bar 229 was added already in GE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions