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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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b. 40

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

Slur to e2 in A (→GE)

Slur to e​2 in FE (→EE)
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In the main text, we give the ending of the slur after FE (→EE) due to a possibility of Chopin's proofreading. The text of A (→GE) may be considered an equal variant.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 43-44

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

1 slur in A

2 slurs in GE1 (→FE→EE)

2 slurs in GE2
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The slurs of the editions, although almost certainly arbitrary (typical whole-bar slurs for the engraver of GE1), do not substantially influence the performance: the break falls between notes at the same pitch (g2) and leading the slur in bar 44 to the end of the bar may be regarded as a slur-tenuto, used by Chopin on a number of occasions.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 45-48

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

No slurs in sources

Slurs suggested by the editors

Another suggestion for bars 47-48
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In bars 45-48, the slurs appear in the sources only sporadically: two in bars 46-47. According to us, it is Chopin's oversight, hence in the main text we suggest additions, partially modelled after analogous bars 37-40.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 45

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

Slur over octaves in A

Whole-bar slur in GE (→FE→EE)
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In the main text we hold to the notation of A, not including the schematically extended slur of the editions.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 51-52

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

Slur in A

Slur in GE

Slur in FE (→EE)

Slur suggested by the editors
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According to us, all source versions of the slurring of the motif beginning in bar 51 are inaccurate. The bar is the last on the page in A, which would often contribute to inaccuracies in the notation of slurs (cf. e.g. bars 31-35). Nothing indicates that moving the beginning of the slur in GE1 and FE could have been a result of Chopin's proofreading: the first does not influence the meaning of the sign, while the result of the second is a slur contrary to the authentic articulation and dynamic markings (staccato on the 1st chord in the bar and   ). Therefore, in the main text we suggest a slur that is present in all sources in an analogous situation in the next bar.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A