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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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b. 106-107

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

c1 tied in A & FE (→EE)

c1 repeated in GE
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The visible in A, characteristic Chopin tie of c1 was overlooked in GE – the engraver may have considered it an extension of the motivic slur. Chopin corrected the mistake when proofreading FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 106-109

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

Slur in A, literal reading

Slur in A (contextual interpretation→GE→FE→EE)
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When interpreted literally, the slurs of A in the ending of bars 106 and 108 do not reach the quavers at the beginning of bars 107 and 109. Both the shape of the signs and the logic of the musical course make it to be an inaccuracy of notation. This is how it was interpreted in GE (→FE→EE), although in the case of bars 106-107 it was most probably a fortunate coincidence – see the previous note.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 107

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

Fingering written into FED

No teaching fingering
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 107

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

No slur in A (→GE)

Slur in FE (→EE), literal reading

Slur in FE (→EE), interpretation suggested by the editors

Our alternative suggestion
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Same as in analogous bar 105, the slur added by Chopin in the proofreading of FE (→EE) may be interpreted twofold. We also suggest an alternative notation, modelled after the notation of EE in bar 105.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 107

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

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In A (→GE1→FE) the dot extending the value of the crotchet was inadvertently written next to f1. The mistake was corrected in EE and GE2. The traces of erasures visible in A suggest that Chopin first inadvertently wrote dots next to both notes and then he mistook them again, deleting the one that should have stayed.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors resulting from corrections , GE revisions , Rhythmic errors , Errors of A