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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

Text Compare Notes Sources Description
FE
Main text
½A - Semi-autograph
A - Autograph of the piano part
Morch - Manuscript of the orchestra part
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE1a - Retouched impression of GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Revised impression of EE1
EE3 - Corrected impression of EE2
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  b. 8-9

Slur up to bar 9 in A

Slur only in bar 8 in GE (→FE→EE)

While the slur of A ends in bar 9, it is not obvious whether it is actually supposed to reach the F quaver. Therefore, the interpretation of GE (→FE→EE) is equally justified.

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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

notation: Slurs

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