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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 127

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

 in A

 in GE

 in FE (→EE)
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Changes of the range of the  sign are most probably of an accidental nature. In the main text we reproduce the notation of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 132

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

Slur break after e1 in A & GE2

Slur break before e1 in GE1

Contiguous slurs in FE (→EE)
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Even in such a seemingly obvious situation, the engraver of GE1 separated the slurs in the middle of the bar, contrary to A and the musical sense. The extension of the first slur in FE (→EE), although it returns the range of the slur written in A, is probably another inaccuracy.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 133

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

Long accent on d2 in A

Short accent on d2 in GE

Short accent on a1 in FE

Vertical accent on a1 in EE
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Differences in the placement of accents perhaps result from an ambiguous rhythmic notation, adopted from A – the engraver of FE, seeing an accent over the d2 minim, which, although placed over the d1 crotchet, is to be performed together with a1, placed the accent in the place of its validity (at the beginning of the bar). At the same time, he did not take into account the fact that having moved the sign over another note in fact changed its meaning, since in the quasi-polyphonic texture the sign generally concerns only one of the voices. In the main text we give the version of A.   

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 136-137

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

Slur to e2 in A, contextual interpretation

Slur to e2 in A (possible interpretation→GE→FE→EE)
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According to us, the slur of A, extended by Chopin until the bar line, was supposed to lead to f2 at the beginning of bar 137. However, its range is not entirely clear, which was reproduced in GE – the slur in bar 136, at the end of the line, suggests a continuation, which is however absent in bar 137. We assume – same as FE (→EE) – that it means separated slurs, which are at the same time an alternative possibility of interpreting A.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 138

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

Long accents in A

Short accents in GE

Short accents in FE (→EE)

Long accents suggested by the editors
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Both accents in A are typical long accents, which was not reproduced in the editions. Moving the first under the 3rd quaver is almost certainly a mistake of the engraver of FE (→EE), who adapted this half of the bar to the adjacent ones. In the main text we move the first accent over f2, in accordance with the notation used by Chopin in the recapitulation (bar 285), more accurate according to us. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE