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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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b. 115

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

Fingering written into FED

No teaching fingering
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Fingering written with Chopin's hand.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 115

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

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In A there is no accidental before the penultimate semiquaver. The flat returning e2 was added in the proofreading of GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2), perhaps on Chopin's demand. Moreover, a cautionary  was added before e1 in the L.H.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Authentic corrections of GE

b. 115

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

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GE2 and EE3 added a cautionary  before the first b2 in the R.H. In the main text we add cautionary flats before d2 and d1 and b.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 115-116

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

Continuous slur in A

2 slurs in GE
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Division of the slur at the bar line is a typical arbitrary decision of GE (→FE→EE), in this case justified by the not entirely clear notation of A at the transition between the pages.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 115-116

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

Slurs in A, literal reading

Slurs in A, interpretation suggested by the editors

Slurs in GE1 (contextual interpretation→

FE→EE)

Slur in GE2
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The slurs in the L.H. (including the tie) are written in these bars either inaccurately or erroneously in the majority of the sources. The variants related to the sustention or repetition of e1 at the transition between bars 115 and 116 are discussed in the adjacent note. As far as the motivic slurs are concerned, the aforementioned inaccuracies mean that each of the four presented versions could be actually considered an interpretation of the notation of A. In the main text, being at the same time the most plausible, according to us, interpretation of Chopin's intentions, we give slurs compliant with the natural fragmentation of motifs, resulting from the course of the harmony and the hand's position.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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