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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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b. 133

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

Long accent on d2 in A

Short accent on d2 in GE

Short accent on a1 in FE

Vertical accent on a1 in EE
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Differences in the placement of accents perhaps result from an ambiguous rhythmic notation, adopted from A – the engraver of FE, seeing an accent over the d2 minim, which, although placed over the d1 crotchet, is to be performed together with a1, placed the accent in the place of its validity (at the beginning of the bar). At the same time, he did not take into account the fact that having moved the sign over another note in fact changed its meaning, since in the quasi-polyphonic texture the sign generally concerns only one of the voices. In the main text we give the version of A.   

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 135

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

Long accent between in A

Short L.H. accent in GE

No mark in FE (→EE)

Long R.H. accent suggested by the editors
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The long accent in A is written in the middle between the staves, so it is unknown to which hand it should be assigned. A comparison with analogous bar 283 proves that Chopin most probably meant accenting the R.H. In GE it was assigned to the L.H. (as a short accent) and in FE (→EE) it was overlooked.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 137

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

Long accents in A

Short accents in GE (→FE→EE)
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In spite of the difference in the size, we consider both accents of A in this bar to be long – cf. a similar situation in the following bar, 138.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 138

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

Long accents in A

Short accents in GE

Short accents in FE (→EE)

Long accents suggested by the editors
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Both accents in A are typical long accents, which was not reproduced in the editions. Moving the first under the 3rd quaver is almost certainly a mistake of the engraver of FE (→EE), who adapted this half of the bar to the adjacent ones. In the main text we move the first accent over f2, in accordance with the notation used by Chopin in the recapitulation (bar 285), more accurate according to us. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 139

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

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The staccato dot on the 1st quaver in the bar is undoubtedly a mistake of the engraver of GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2) who probably considered its absence to be Chopin's oversight (similarly in the next bar). In A, Chopin marked the portato articulation (dots under the slur) in both bars only from the 2nd note, after the mordent.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE