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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 227-228

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

Slur from semiquavers in A

2 slurs in GE1

Slur from chord in FE (→EE) & GE2
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Both the earlier beginning of the slur in the editions and the division of the slur in GE1 are results of an inaccuracy typical for the engraver of this edition. The latter was corrected both in FE (→EE) and GE2. See also the note on slurs in the L.H.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 228-229

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

End of slur in A, contextual interpretation

End of slur in GE (→FE→EE)
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The slur of A at the end of bar 228 clearly indicates a continuation to bar 229. Therefore, this is the version we adopt in the main text, although in bar 229 (on a new page) there is no ending of the slur.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 228

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

Pedalling in A & GE2

Pedalling in GE1 (→FE)

Pedalling in EE
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The placement of the  signs is not entirely clear in A, which could have caused later inaccuracies in the editions. We assume that they concern the 3rd semiquaver in each half of the bar, which is not contrary to the notation and it is also justified as far as the sound is concerned. Among the first editions, only GE2 has such a pedalling. The version of GE1 (→FE) is inaccurate, whereas the one of EE – arbitrarily changed.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in A

b. 231

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

Slur from semiquavers in A & GE2

Slur from chord in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The earlier beginning of the slur in GE1 (→FE→EE) is a characteristic inaccuracy of the engraver of GE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 233-240

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

4  signs in A

3 signs in GE1 (→FE→EE)

4 signs in GE2
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In A the  signs in bars 233, 235, 237 and 239 start more or less in the middle of the 2nd group of semiquavers, and they end more or less in the middle of the last one. Although the beginnings do not raise any doubt, in the case of the endings, the notation is, according to us, inaccurate – the virtuoso flourish and brilliance of these figures requires leading the crescendos to the accented climaxes at the beginning of the subsequent bars. This is how the endings of the hairpins were reproduced in the editions, except for bar 239, in which the sign was overlooked by the engraver of GE1 (→FE→EE). In GE1 (→FE→EE), the starting point of the signs was reproduced accurately only in bar 233; in the next two ones the signs start in the middle of the bar. GE2 includes the notation adopted in the main text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in GE , GE revisions