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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Errors in EE

b. 227-228

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

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The notation of accidentals in this passage is very inaccurate in A, particularly in the part of the R.H., in which only the 1st half of bar 228 includes all necessary signs. Luckily, it does not impede the correct interpretation of the text. In the editions the signs were gradually added, but only GE2 and EE3 have the fully correct text. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Accidentals in different octaves , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in A

b. 244

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

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The bar is not written correctly in any of the sources. In A four signs are missing: a  before the 5th semiquaver (d2) and flats before the 7th semiquaver (b) and before the last two semiquavers (b2 and d2). In GE (→FE→EE) only two signs were added: a necessary  before the 5th semiquaver (d2) and a cautionary  before the 14th semiquaver (d3). Moreover, A repeated a  before the bottom note of the last quaver in bar 244. The unnecessary sign was removed in EE1 (→EE2) and in GE2, but it was restored in EE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Accidentals in different octaves , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Inaccuracies in A

b. 275

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

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In GE1 (→FE→EE) a  was overlooked, in A raising b1 to b1. The mistake was corrected in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 278

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

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In A there is no  restoring a. This patent mistake – cf. analogous bar 130 – remained unnoticed by Chopin both during the proofreading and lessons. Revisers of the editions also did not notice it.

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors in GE , Errors of A

b. 287

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

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Same as in analogous bar 139, in A Chopin overlooked the  returning a1, which remained unnoticed in all editions.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors in GE , Errors of A