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b. 353

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

Double slur in A

Single slur in GE & EE

No slur in FE
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It is unclear how the two slurs in A are to be understood: their range is practically identical. Therefore, it seems that Chopin either wrote one of them by mistake or wanted to replace one of them with another. This is how it was interpreted in GE, reproducing only the top slur. We give this version in the main text, since all following similar figures have only one slur, mostly the top one. The absence of the slur in FE must be a mistake, corrected in EE, probably on the basis of comparison with analogous bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions

b. 353-354

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

b3 repeated in A (→GE)

b3 tied in FE (→EE)
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According to us, the tie of b3 is a result of a mistake of the engraver of FE (→EE). It would be difficult to assume that Chopin would have liked to deprive this figure of its initial fourth that is key for capturing the relationship to the antithetic figure, beginning with a fifth, in the preceding bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 353

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

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In EE1, one of the naturals was misplaced, since it was put before the 1st note of the chord, a1 (which does not require a mark), instead of before the topmost note, which, consequently, should be interpreted as d2. A reduction of this version would be contrary to the orchestral part, in which it is d2 that is featured in oboe I, clarinet I and violin I. The mistake was corrected already in EE2 (→EE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE

b. 353-354

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

cresc. - - in FE (→EE)

cresc. in GE
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The missing dashes marking the range of cresc. are most probably an oversight of the engraver of GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 353-354

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

Fingering written into FED

Fingering written into FEH

No teaching fingering
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The fingering of FEH complements the Chopinesque entry from FED; its authenticity seems to be highly likely. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Annotations in FEH