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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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b. 220

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

End of slur in # & GE2

No sign in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The slur in A embraced originally only the nonuplet in the 2nd half of the previous bar; however, it was then extended by Chopin until the d3 minim. In GE1 (→FE→EE) the extension was not taken into consideration, which was corrected in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Corrections in A , GE revisions

b. 220

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

c1-d1 in A (→GE1→FE), literal reading

c1-d1 in EE

c1-d1 in FED

d1-d1 in GE2

c1-d1 in A, probable interpretation
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The harmonically vague and sonically awkward version of A (→GE1→FE) raised doubts already in EE and GE2, in which the penultimate quaver was changed – by analogy to bar 218 – to c1 (EE) or d1 (GE2). However, it is uncertain whether Chopin meant a strict analogy here, since he did not preserve such an analogy in the part of the R.H. This supposition is confirmed by a correction introduced in FED and this is the version, performed during lessons with Chopin, that we give in the main text. According to us, there is also another possible interpretation of the notation of A, assuming the occurrence of the most frequent Chopin mistakes – an oversight of cancellation of an accidental placed earlier. It leads to the last of the given versions, in which the last two quavers are c1-d1.  

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors of A , Accidental below/above the note

b. 220

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

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In the main text we add a cautionary  before f1. We also include the cautionary  before the last b1 in the R.H., added already in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 220

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

 &  in A

 in GE (→FE)

> in EE
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Same as in bar 218, we give the  indication exactly after A. In the editions, the sign was moved closer to the last quaver in the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 220

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

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In EE the accent was reproduced as a short one. See the previous note.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE inaccuracies