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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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b. 219

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

Slurs in A

Slurs in GE1

Slurs in FE (→EE)

Slur in GE2
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In the main text we give the slurs of A, since the changes of their range and placement are introduced in the editions almost certainly inauthentically:

  • In GE1 one slur embraces almost an entire bar and it was probably meant to combine both Chopin slurs. At the same time, the clearly marked in A ending of the slur on the d3 minim in the next bar was ignored. The slur over the group of grace notes was moved under the notes and it was printed so inaccurately that it practically combines the c2 and f2 crotchets.
  • The slurs were then repeated in FE (→EE) with further, minor shifts, also certainly arbitrary.
  • In GE2 the slur under the group of grace notes was removed, whereas the top slur was extended to the next bar (in accordance with A).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 220

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

End of slur in # & GE2

No sign in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The slur in A embraced originally only the nonuplet in the 2nd half of the previous bar; however, it was then extended by Chopin until the d3 minim. In GE1 (→FE→EE) the extension was not taken into consideration, which was corrected in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

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

b. 220-221

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

Slur in A (contextual interpretation) & FE (→EE)

Slurs in GE1 (interpretation)

Slur in A (possible interpretation) & GE2
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Bar 220 is the last one on the page in A and there is no slur leading to the next bar. However, the finishing of such a slur is written at the beginning of bar 221. We assume that Chopin meant a slur he put in an analogous situation two bars earlier. The incomplete slur of A was precisely reproduced in GE1, yet a second one was added in bar 220. According to us, it is likely that the addition comes from Chopin and it was aimed at indicating – approximately, in order to avoid corrections of the already printed elements, due to the engraver's convenience – the slur embracing a1-b1-c1. This is how it was understood in FE (→EE), but not in GE2, in which only one slur was left, which can also be considered to be another interpretation of the notation of A.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of GE , FE revisions

b. 222-223

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

2 slurs in A

4 slurs in GE1 (→FE→EE)

2 slurs in GE2
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The second slur under the groups of small notes is written in A (→GE1→FE→EE) inaccurately – it might have been ink stoppage. In this situation, it is possible that an additional slur, complementing the slurring of this group in GE1 (→FE→EE), was added at Chopin's request as a simplified proofreading of this inaccuracy. In turn, it is difficult to say what the motivation of the engraver of GE1 at the time of dividing the slur in bar 222 was. GE2 restored the slur of A in bar 222 and led the slur in bar 223 in an analogous way. In the main text we give the last version, being, according to us, closest to Chopin's intention.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of GE

b. 224-225

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

Slur to bar 225 in A, contextual interpretation

Slur only in bar 224 in GE (→FE→EE)
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Although the ending of the slur in bar 225 – on a new page – is not written in A, the slur in bar 224 unambiguously points to an intention of leading the slur to the next bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A