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Issues : fz – f

b. 199

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

 in A & GE2

 &  in GE (→FE→EE)
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The Chopin  was reproduced in GE1 (→FE→EE) as  and . This kind of misinterpretations of  would often appear in Chopin's pieces, e.g. in the Etude in E minor, Op. 10 No. 6, bar 21.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , fz – f

b. 233

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

in A (→GE)

in FE (→EE)
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The change of  to  is a relatively frequent mistake in the first editions; however, it is generally encountered when the base text to an edition was a manuscript. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , fz – f

b. 236

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

in FE (→EE)

in GE
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GE has a  occurring in GE instead of  could be a mistake, but it seems more probable that it is a revision based on the analogy with bar 240.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , fz – f

b. 240

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

in FE (→GE,EE)

suggested by the editors
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The  mark present in FE (→GE,EE) is probably a mistake (cf. analogous bars 84, 88 and 236 where there is a ). Such erroneous swaps of those markings were quite frequent in first pieces published by Chopin in France (cf. the notes to the Etudes: in A Minor, Op. 10 No. 2, bar 12; ​​​​in E, No. 3, bar 54; in C Minor, No. 4, bars 1, 8, 16, 26, 54; in E Minor, No. 6, bars 21 and 32, in C Minor, No. 12, bar 37).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , fz – f

b. 247

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

in A

in GE (→FE→EE)
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The  indication, appearing in the editions, seems to be completely accurate after a few-bar-long crescendo and could have been accepted by Chopin. However, it is most probably only a result of a misinterpretation of A by the engraver of GE1. See also bar 249.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , fz – f