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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Omissions to cancel alteration

b. 198

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

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In A there is no accidental before the 10th semiquaver. Chopin's patent oversight was corrected already in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2), by adding a  restoring b1.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors of A

b. 220

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

c1-d1 in A (→GE1→FE), literal reading

c1-d1 in EE

c1-d1 in FED

d1-d1 in GE2

c1-d1 in A, probable interpretation
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The harmonically vague and sonically awkward version of A (→GE1→FE) raised doubts already in EE and GE2, in which the penultimate quaver was changed – by analogy to bar 218 – to c1 (EE) or d1 (GE2). However, it is uncertain whether Chopin meant a strict analogy here, since he did not preserve such an analogy in the part of the R.H. This supposition is confirmed by a correction introduced in FED and this is the version, performed during lessons with Chopin, that we give in the main text. According to us, there is also another possible interpretation of the notation of A, assuming the occurrence of the most frequent Chopin mistakes – an oversight of cancellation of an accidental placed earlier. It leads to the last of the given versions, in which the last two quavers are c1-d1.  

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors of A , Accidental below/above the note

b. 249

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

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The sources feature a rather unnecessary  before e2 in the 2nd half of the bar. In the main text we add a  before e3 – it is not absolutely necessary in the sources due to the use of an octave sign at the beginning of the bar and a different layout.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Cautionary accidentals , Inaccuracies in A

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