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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 159

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

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In the 2nd half of the bar, Chopin overlooked naturals in A – undoubtedly necessary – before the 2nd and 3rd quavers in the L.H. In GE1 (→FE) a sign was added before e1, while in EE and GE2 also the one before a.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 163

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

e2 tied in A (→GE) & EE

e2 repeated in FE
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The missing tie of e2 in FE is certainly a mistake, corrected in EE, most probably on the basis of comparison with analogous bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 168

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

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The natural before the 2nd quaver in the L.H. (d), overlooked in A (→GE1→FE), was added in EE and GE2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 171

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

E (no ) in A (→GE→FE)

E in EE1 (→EE2)

E with  in EE3
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The missing accidental before the antepenultimate semiquaver contributes to a certain obscurity concerning Chopin's intention. Although the official rule of validity of accidentals was the same as today, he would often use them as valid not only at their absolute pitch, but also in other octaves. However, in this case E is much more likely than E, hence in the main text we add a cautionary . The legitimacy of this decision is confirmed by the cautionary  before A, added in an analogous situation in the recapitulation, bar 321. EE1 (→EE2) added a  here, changed in EE3 to a .

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves

b. 172

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

4 short accents in A

2 short accents in GE1 (→FE)

2 vertical accents in EE

3 short accents in GE2
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The missing one or two accents in the L.H. are certainly a result of mistakes of the engraver of GE1 (→FE→EE) and the reviser of GE2. The change of the type of accents in EE is a routine revision in this edition.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in GE , GE revisions