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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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b. 243-245

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

 in A & GE2

No signs in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The absence of  signs in bars 243 and 245 in GE1 (→FE→EE) is certainly a mistake. The signs were added in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 244

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

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The bar is not written correctly in any of the sources. In A four signs are missing: a  before the 5th semiquaver (d2) and flats before the 7th semiquaver (b) and before the last two semiquavers (b2 and d2). In GE (→FE→EE) only two signs were added: a necessary  before the 5th semiquaver (d2) and a cautionary  before the 14th semiquaver (d3). Moreover, A repeated a  before the bottom note of the last quaver in bar 244. The unnecessary sign was removed in EE1 (→EE2) and in GE2, but it was restored in EE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Accidentals in different octaves , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Inaccuracies in A

b. 246-247

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

Slur in bar 246 in A

Slur to bar 247 in GE (→FE→EE)
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GE (→FE→EE) treated the slur in the parts of both hands in the same way, which is not compliant with the notation of A. According to us, there are also no musical reasons to suspect an inaccuracy of the notation of A, hence we give it directly in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 246

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

Slurs in A, EE & GE2

Slurs in GE1

Slurs in FE
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The slightly too short 1st slur of GE1 caused an already more distinct inaccuracy in FE. The remaining editions include a text compatible with A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

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