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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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b. 143

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

f2 in A (literal reading→GE1→FE)

f2 in A (contextual interpretation) & EE

f2 in GE2
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Before the penultimate note in A (→GE1→FE) there is no accidental specifying whether it is to be f2, in accordance with the figuration's logic, or f2, in accordance with the orthographic rules. In this kind of figures, transferred by an octave, Chopin would often omit repetitions of accidentals, considering them to be obvious. The fact that he heard f2 here is proved by cautionary naturals before the f1-f2 octave in the next bar, added in the proofreading of FE (→EE), most probably by Chopin. In this situation, in the main text we adopt the version with f2. It is also in EE, in which a  was probably added after having taken into account cautionary naturals (cf. bar 171). GE2 opted for the version with f2, adding a  before it.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 143

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

Long accet in A (→GE1)

No mark in FE (→EE)

 in GE2
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The missing accent in FE (→EE) is most probably an oversight. In GE2, the long accent, quite accurately reproduced in GE1, was changed to a much longer  hairpin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 143

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

No slur in A (→GE)

Slur in FE (→EE)
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The whole-bar slur of FE (→EE) is almost certainly a Chopin addition.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 143

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

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GE1 (→FE1) has G as the 1st quaver. Chopin corrected this mistake in the proofreading of FE2 (→EE). The correct version was introduced also in GE2. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 144

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

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The cautionary naturals before the f1-f2 octave are only in FE (→EE), added most probably by Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE