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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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Issues : FE revisions

b. 220-221

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

Slur in A (contextual interpretation) & FE (→EE)

Slurs in GE1 (interpretation)

Slur in A (possible interpretation) & GE2
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Bar 220 is the last one on the page in A and there is no slur leading to the next bar. However, the finishing of such a slur is written at the beginning of bar 221. We assume that Chopin meant a slur he put in an analogous situation two bars earlier. The incomplete slur of A was precisely reproduced in GE1, yet a second one was added in bar 220. According to us, it is likely that the addition comes from Chopin and it was aimed at indicating – approximately, in order to avoid corrections of the already printed elements, due to the engraver's convenience – the slur embracing a1-b1-c1. This is how it was understood in FE (→EE), but not in GE2, in which only one slur was left, which can also be considered to be another interpretation of the notation of A.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of GE , FE revisions

b. 243

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

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FE1 has an erroneous c2 instead of an e2 as the 5th semiquaver. The mistake was corrected in FE2 (→EE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error , FE revisions