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b. 256

composition: Op. 43, Tarantella

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In all the sources redundant  was added before g2 in RH.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 256

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

g2 in FE0 (→EE)

f2 in FE & GE
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The version of FE0 (→EE) with g2 as the bottom note of the first of the pairs of the quavers is most probably erroneous. In the base text to FE and in FEG (→GE) Chopin changed this g2 to f2, yet in FE the correction was misunderstood, hence the flat was also copied, which resulted in a f2. Chopin corrected this new error in FEJ. In this situation, the presence of the original version in EE must be considered as a result of an oversight of proofreading or the engraver's inattention. In the main text we give the text written by Chopin's hand in FEG and FEJ.

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

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE , Annotations in FEJ , Authentic corrections of GE

b. 256

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

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There is no  before the top note of the 7th third in A. The patent oversight was corrected already in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 256-257

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

Slur only in bar 256 in A (literal reading→GE→FE→EE)

Slur to c1 in bar 257 in A (contextual interpretation)
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In A it is unclear whether Chopin wanted to lead the slur only to the end of bar 256 or to the end of the solo part – a typical dilemma related to the transition to a new page. In the main text we adopt the second possibility, yet the version of the editions may be considered to be equal.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 256

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

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It is difficult to say what the annotation at the beginning of the 3rd triplet in FED means. It could be extension of the 6th and 7th quavers, as if notation of harmonic legato –  – yet, when taking into account the authentic pedalling, such a procedure seems to be pointless here.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED