Issues : Authentic corrections of GE
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b. 289
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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It is difficult to qualify the replacement of three two-note slurs of A with a whole-bar slur in GE1 as a mistake or a result of a routine approach of the engraver. It also does not seem to be a proofreading, understood as a change of the slurring of A. According to us, the following hypothesis is likely – the engraver initially printed the bar without any slurs (he also overlooked all staccato dots), which was perhaps corrected by Chopin, by adding one slur. In the main text we give the slurs of A, whose authenticity is unquestionable. They were also introduced in GE2. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Authentic corrections of GE |
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b. 290
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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One can see a Chopin proofreading in the well-sounding version of GE (→FE→EE). However, an oversight of the engraver of GE1 also cannot be excluded; the engraver could have been influenced by the notation of the previous bar, including this type of coincidence of the voices at the beginning of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th group of semiquavers. Due to this reason, in the main text we give the version of A. However, the version of the editions, perhaps the latest authentic one, must be considered an equal variant. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in GE , Authentic corrections of GE |
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b. 290
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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According to us, while the slurs present in the sources are authentic, both the slur of A, not embracing the 2nd half of the bar, and the whole-bar slur of GE (→FE→EE), added perhaps by Chopin, can be, however, inaccurate. Therefore, in the main text we suggest a slur including the most certain elements of the source versions – the beginning of the slur in A and the ending in the editions. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions |
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b. 300
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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It is difficult to say how the replacement of the slurs of A, natural in this context, with one whole-bar slur in GE1 (→FE→EE) occurred. One of the possibilities is Chopin's proofreading, but leaving accents on every second note results in the fact that the effect of the change of slurring is barely aurally perceptible. Therefore, in the main text we adopt the undoubtedly authentic slurs of A. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of GE |
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b. 300
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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In the main text we give the long accent written in A as the only undoubtedly authentic sign. The category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of GE |
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