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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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b. 296

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

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In the main text we add a cautionary  before b2.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 297

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

Chord in A

No cue in GE & EE

F in FE, contextual interpretation
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In GE1, the omission of the chord of strings (together with the following rest) written in A may be considered a mistake – as a result of corrections, Chopin moved the notation of the solo part to an adjacent stave, which could have misled the engraver. It is difficult to say why these elements were omitted also in GE2. In this place FE has an erroneous G crotchet (and a rest). It can be a misunderstood proofreading of Chopin, hence we adopt the F crotchet, being harmonically correct, as the text of FE. However, it is highly likely that it was the beginning of the next bar that was printed here. EE omitted the erroneous notation of FE.

Contrary to other minor replicas from the orchestral part of this type, the discussed chord, same as the crotchets in the next bar, are only an illustration of the harmonic sequence of the orchestral accompaniment and they are certainly not to be performed, even in the solo performance.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors in GE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 297

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

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In A there is no cautionary  before d3. The sign was added in GE (→FE→EE). In the main text we omit the unnecessary  before a2 in the last group of semiquavers present in the sources.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 298

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

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There is an erroneous  before the 1st semiquaver in the L.H. in the 2nd half of the bar in FE1. The mistake was corrected already in FE2. It is probably a revision, although Chopin's participation cannot be excluded. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 299-300

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

 in A (→GE)

No sign in FE (→EE)

 [] [] suggested by the editors
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The missing  sign in A (→GE) can be Chopin's oversight; however, it is not entirely clear where it is to be added. The pedal is certainly to be held at least for a half of the bar, yet probably much longer. The signs suggested by us determine a section in which a pedal's release sounds most naturally (it is best to do it gradually as the so-called diminuendo pedal).
Leaving out the pedalling in FE (→EE) is certainly a mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in FE , No pedal release mark