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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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b. 248-249

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

Two slurs in A

One slur in GE (→FE→EE)
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Taking into account the erroneous beginning and end of the slur of GE1, it is difficult to assume that Chopin controlled this place. Therefore, in the main text we give the most likely interpretation of the slurs of A – due to the change of the page (from bar 249), the separation of the slurs can be questioned; however, according to us, neither the slur in bar 248 nor the one in bar 249 suggest an intention to combine them.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 249

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

Slurs in A & GE2

Slurs in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The clearly erroneous slurs of GE1 (→FE→EE) were corrected in GE2 after A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 252-253

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

Slur to bar 253 in A

Slur only in bar 252 in GE (→FE→EE)
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In A the slur at the end of bar 252 (the last one on the page) indicates an intention to lead it to the next bar, where the slur's ending was not written though. Perhaps it was the reason, together with an interrupted continuity of the sign caused by an uneven ink outflow, why the slur was shortened in the editions. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 252

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

Slur to b1 in A (→GE)

Slur to a1 in FE (→EE)
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A Chopin proofreading of the end of the slur in FE (→EE) is uncertain. However, even if the version of FE is an inaccurate reproduction of GE1, the slurs can be considered a contextual interpretation of the slur of A, due to the continuity of the figurations of the R.H.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 253-254

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

1 slur in A & GE2

2 slurs in GE1 (possible interpretation→FE→EE)
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The inaccurate, ambiguous notation of GE1 – the slur in bar 253, the last one in line, indicates a continuation, yet it is not confirmed by the beginning of the slur in bar 254 – was interpreted in FE (→EE) as separated slurs.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE