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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Inaccuracies in A

b. 228

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

Pedalling in A & GE2

Pedalling in GE1 (→FE)

Pedalling in EE
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The placement of the  signs is not entirely clear in A, which could have caused later inaccuracies in the editions. We assume that they concern the 3rd semiquaver in each half of the bar, which is not contrary to the notation and it is also justified as far as the sound is concerned. Among the first editions, only GE2 has such a pedalling. The version of GE1 (→FE) is inaccurate, whereas the one of EE – arbitrarily changed.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

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

b. 229

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

Accent on 2nd semiquaver in A, literal reading

Accents on 2nd & 3rd semiquaver in GE1 & EE2 (→EE3)

No marks in FE (→EE1)

Short accent on 1st semiquaver in GE2

Long accent on 1st semiquaver suggested by the editors
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The accent in A (short) is placed over the 2nd semiquaver of the last group (b). According to us, the notation is inaccurate, and the accent is supposed to concern the 1st semiquaver. In GE1 the accent was printed in accordance with the literal interpretation of A, yet over the next semiquaver (f), another accent was added. This musically incomprehensible notation perhaps proves attempts to correct the erroneous notation. In FE (→EE1) both erroneous accents were overlooked (it cannot be excluded that it was Chopin's proofreading). GE2 has an accent over the 1st note, which most probably proves the unification of the notation of all similar bars.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 230

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

Long accents in A, contextual interpretation

Short accent in GE1 (→FE→EE)

Short accents in GE2
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In this bar, it is unclear what kind of accents Chopin meant – in A the first two may be interpreted as long or short, the third one is long and the fourth one is short. A comparison with analogous bars – see bar 226, allows to resolve the doubt in favour of long accents. We discuss the fourth of them separately due to the sign's vague placement.

In GE1 (→FE→EE), the first and third accents were overlooked, which was corrected in GE2. All accents in the editions are short, although the sign in FE could be considered to be long.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 230

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

Pedalling in A & GE2

Pedalling in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The  signs, written slightly inaccurately in A, were misinterpreted in GE1 (→FE→EE). The correct interpretation was introduced in GE2. Justification of our interpretation – see analogous bar 228. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 231-232

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

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In A there are no naturals raising e2 to e2 in the middle of bar 231 and e1 to e1 two semiquavers later as well as e to e at the end of bar 232. All signs were added already in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2). 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in A