Verbal indications
b. 155
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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The sign, added probably by Chopin in FED, is likely to be . In the main text we include the indication in the variant form. category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 172
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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Leading crescendo to in bar 173 seems to be natural, hence in the main text we suggest adding dashes marking the range of this dynamic change. The absence of dashes in the editions is probably a result of an oversight of the engraver of GE1. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Inaccuracies in GE |
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b. 174
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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The first of two in GE1 (→FE→EE) could have been added by Chopin, yet, according to us, a mistake of the engraver is more likely; after the erroneously printed sign at the beginning of the bar, he could have added another one under the chord (having noticed a mistake or performing proofreading), yet he did not delete the first sign. This type of unfinished proofreading, where the erroneously printed element remains in the notation in spite of adding the correct sign, would occur in Chopin's pieces on a number of occasions, e.g. in the Polonais in B major, WN 17, bar 65. In similar motifs, composed of the bass and a longer resounding chord of a syncopated nature, the accent appears much more often on the chord only than on both elements, cf. e.g. the Rondo in E major, Op. 16, bar 37 or Bolero, Op. 19, bar 134, as well as three last examples mentioned in the adjacent note. Therefore, we consider the version of the editions a variant of dubious authenticity and we give A as the main text. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Partial corrections |
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b. 177-178
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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In the main text we give crescendo after A, divided into syllables and extended over one and a half bars. Replacing this notation in GE (→FE→EE) with a conventional cresc. abbreviation certainly does not come from Chopin. category imprint: issues: Inaccuracies in GE |
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b. 181
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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In A is written in such a way that it is unclear whether it is to be valid from the first or 2nd quaver in the bar. Both versions can be justified, as far as music is concerned:
According to us, the second reasoning is more convincing. The absence of in GE1 (→FE→EE) is probably an oversight, since the adjacent accent was overlooked too. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions |