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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 234-237

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

 in bars 235 & 237 in A

 in bars 234 & 237 in GE1 (→FE→EE)

 in bars 234 & 236 in GE2
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The notation of A suggests that Chopin wanted to place the  signs after the bar line, hence at the beginning of bars 235 and 237. In GE1 (→FE→EE) it was performed only for the second time, whereas in GE2, which was changed in GE2 to a standard notation with  asterisks at the end of bar 234 and 236.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 236-240

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

Long accents in A

Long & short accents in GE1

 & different accents in FE

, short & vertical accents in EE

Short accents in GE2
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All accents in the R.H. in bars 236, 238 and 240 are clearly written and they are undoubtedly long accents. In spite of this, in GE1 the signs in bar 238 were overlooked, whereas the remaining ones were reproduced inaccurately – the last two accents in bar 236 and the last one in bar 240 are short. In FE and EE bar 238 was left without signs, whereas the notation of the remaining ones was distorted – in bar 236 the first accent became a  embracing three (FE) or four (EE) semiquavers, whereas the second one was overlooked; in bar 240, EE used vertical accents. In GE2, all accents of A in these bars were reproduced as short ones.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 241

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

 & > in A

 &  in GE (→FE)

 in EE

 & > suggested by the editors
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The  hairpin has arms of different length in A; however, one may safely assume that it reaches the 4th quaver in the bar. Therefore, the clearly shorter sign in GE (→FE→EE) is certainly inaccurate. What is more, the accent, falling in A on the 5th quaver in the L.H., was assigned to the R.H., extended and moved to the end of the 1st half of the bar (cf. bar 243). In the version of FE, the sign already looks like a second accent (under the note) on the 7th semiquaver in the R.H., which probably made the reviser of EE omit it.

In the main text we reproduce the signs of A, yet we lead  to the end of the 1st half of the bar, in accordance with the musical sense and the notation of analogous bars 243 and 245. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Unclear hairpins in A , Inaccuracies in A

b. 241-246

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

poco - a - poco - cre - scen - do - in A

poco a poco cresc.  cresc. in GE1

poco - a - poco - cresc. - cresc. in FE

poco - a - poco - cre - scen - do in EE

poco a poco cresc.  cresc. - - in GE2
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The poco a poco crescendo indication, carefully planned by Chopin over six bars in A, was reproduced in GE1 in a similar way, yet less logical and legible: dashes combining particular elements of the indication and showing its destination ( in bar 247) were overlooked and particular words were regrouped, by doubling the cresc. indication, which appears in bars 243 and 244. FE repeated the notation of GE1, adding – perhaps at Chopin's request – dashes between particular parts of the indication (in bars 241-244). The last notation was subject to further, seemingly logical changes in EE, as a result of which, however, the crescendo seems to be terminating in bar 244. The notation of GE2 is closest to Chopin's intention; it repeated the indications of GE1, yet adding dashes after the last cresc. until bar 247.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 241

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

Slur to 5th quaver in A

Slur to 4th quaver in GE (→FE→EE)
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The slur of A, clearly led to the 5th quaver, was shortened in GE (→FE→EE), perhaps due to a graphical difficulty or misunderstanding of the crossed lines of the slur and the  hairpin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE