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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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b. 321

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

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In A (→GE) there are no accidentals in the last group of semiquavers. In the proofreading of FE (→EE) two flats were added, probably indicated by Chopin, a cautionary before A and a necessary one before G.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Errors in GE , Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in A

b. 321-322

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

Two-bar slur in A, interpretation suggested by the editors

2 one-bar slurs in A (possible interpretation→GE→FE→EE)
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In A bar 321 is the last one on the page, which became the cause of the ambiguous notation of the slurs in the R.H. – the slur in bar 322 (on a new page) suggests a continuation from the previous bar, which is not confirmed by the ending of the slur in bar 321. In the main text we assume that Chopin's intention was a two-bar slur, yet the version of the editions, with two one-bar slurs, can also be considered a justified interpretation of A.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 322-324

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

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Three flats before g notes visible in A, written later with a foreign hand, were not included in GE1. The same applies to the cautionary  before G at the beginning of bar 324. The natural harmonic context allows to guess the correct text even without these signs; however, all doubts are dissipated by the Chopin proofreading of FE (→EE), in which all necessary flats in bar 322 were added as well as a cautionary  before A at the end of bar 323 and E at the end of bar 324. GE2 included the signs added in A, adding also a fourth one, a necessary  in bar 322 (before the penultimate semiquaver).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Foreign hand additions in manuscripts , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 323

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

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FE overlooked the  raising a to a. The patent mistake was corrected in EE. The correct text is also in A (→GE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 325

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

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In the main text we add cautionary flats before d2 in the R.H. and D in the L.H. When reading less carefully, it would be tempting to use a diminished four-note chord, well liked by Chopin, which, to a certain extent, is confirmed by the  written before d2 in the 1st violin part in Morch. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals