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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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b. 138

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

No pedalling in A (→GE)

Pedalling in FE (→EE)
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Chopin added the pedalling in the proofreading of FE (→EE). It is a third addition – next to the tie of e2 and sempre legato – introduced in this proofreading.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 138

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

Long accents in A

Short accents in GE

Short accents in FE (→EE)

Long accents suggested by the editors
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Both accents in A are typical long accents, which was not reproduced in the editions. Moving the first under the 3rd quaver is almost certainly a mistake of the engraver of FE (→EE), who adapted this half of the bar to the adjacent ones. In the main text we move the first accent over f2, in accordance with the notation used by Chopin in the recapitulation (bar 285), more accurate according to us. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 139

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

No indication in A (→GE) & EE

sempre legato in FE
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Chopin added sempre legato in the proofreading of FE, probably considering the accompaniment in this and two subsequent bars, devoid of slurs, requiring more precise articulation – in an analogous place in the recapitulation the L.H. is provided with slurs. In EE, in which the slurs were added here, sempre legato was omitted, which can be regarded as a rational solution, compliant with economy of indications, generally characteristic for the Chopin notation. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Legato & slurs

b. 139

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

7 notes & b1 in A (→GE) & FED

8 notes & b1 in FE (→EE1)

8 notes & b1 in EE2 (→EE3)
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In FE (→EE) the a1 quaver was doubled, as a result of which the entire group includes 8 notes. In the 1st half of the bar, FE committed two evident mistakes more: the mordent was overlooked as well as the  raising the second b1 to b1 (see also notes in the 2nd half of the bar). In FED Chopin corrected two mistakes: he deleted the superfluous a1 and added the missing . The accumulation of mistakes of FE in this bar must be surprising, particularly if we take into account Chopin's proofreading both in FE1 and FE2 (cf. bar 138). It is also puzzling why, in spite of revisions performed in subsequent impressions of EE (even in this bar), no attempt at indicating the actual number of notes in the group was made, not to mention introducing the correct version of GE1, which was taken into consideration already at the time of revising EE2. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 139

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

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FE (→EE1) overlooked the  raising b1 to b1. Chopin corrected this mistake in FED. A natural was added also in EE2 (→EE3), probably on the basis of comparison with GE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED