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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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b. 111

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. 111

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

Slur to penultimate quaver in A

Longer slur in GE (→FE→EE)
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The longer slur of GE (→FE→EE) is probably a typical inaccuracy of the engraver of GE1, yet fingerings added here later by Chopin – on the last quaver in the proofreading of FE (→EE) and on the first sixth in FED – allow to consider this slur to have been accepted by the composer.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 111

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

No fingering in A (→GE)

'1' in FE (→EE)
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Chopin added the one on the last quaver in the proofreading of FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 111

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

2  in A (literal reading→GE1)

2  in A (contextual interpretation) & EE2 (→EE3)

No markings in FE (→EE1)

One  in GE2
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When interpreted literally, both  are written in A in a way it was performed in GE1. However, according to us, the second sign concerns the quaver motif in the L.H. and this is the interpretation we give in the main text. It is difficult to state why FE (→EE1) did not print any of those signs; it was probably due to distraction. In GE2 the second sign was considered superfluous and it was removed. In this context, one has to acknowledge the intuition of the reviser of EE2 (→EE3) who found the correct solution only on the basis of GE1, hence not having seen A.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions

b. 112

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

Fingering written into FED

No teaching fingering
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The fingering digit before the penultimate semiquaver was written in FED twice – first '2', then '1'. At the same time, the notation indicates '1' as the final decision and this is the digit we include in the main text. Cf. the next note.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED