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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Errors in FE

b. 179

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

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Instead of the trill –  – present in A (→GE), FE (→EE1) has an octave sign (8- - -). The striking error was corrected by Chopin in FED. The correct version was restored 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 , Errors in EE

b. 190

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

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In A there are no naturals raising d to d, B1 to B1 and d2 to d2. The first two were added already in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2), the third one – only in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Inaccuracies in A

b. 196

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

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In A (→GE→FE) there are no naturals raising d2(3) to d2(3). Chopin's patent oversight was partially corrected in EE, by adding a  before the chord in the middle of the bar. The second necessary sign was added only in EE3. The absence of signs in GE2 draws attention, particularly considering the fact that a cautionary  before f3 was added there.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in A

b. 199

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

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The flat, in A (→GE) restoring b, is placed before c1 in FE (→EE1→EE2). The mistake was corrected in EE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 201

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

 in A, contextual interpretation

 in GE & EE2 (→EE3)

No pedal markings in FE (→EE1)
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The  sign is written in A before the b minim, which may have mislead the engraver of GE1; however, nothing indicates that Chopin's intention would be pressing the pedal from the beginning of the bar. From the practical point of view, pressing the pedal in the middle of the bar is the only solution enabling to clearly hold the c-b-c1-e1 chord during the entire 2nd half of the bar. The absence of pedalling in FE (→EE1) is most probably a result of an oversight.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in A