Slurs
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b. 72-73
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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When interpreted literally, the slur of A ends over the penultimate semiquaver in bar 72. While the very inaccuracy of notation is hardly disputable, it is uncertain where the slur was supposed to reach, according to Chopin's intention. The interpretation of the editions is certainly possible, yet, according to us, embracing the entire first musical thought (to the F1-F octave in bar 73) is more likely, showing the overlapping segments of this introduction to the 1st theme in the solo part better. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions |
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b. 73
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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In FE (→EE) the slur is led already from the F crotchet at the beginning of the bar. It is most probably an inaccuracy caused by a clumsy graphic layout of GE1, where not enough space was dedicated for the 1st half of the bar so that the slur, placed high, seems to point to this crotchet. The beginning of the slur of FE, even if we assume that it intentionally applies to the F1 minim, remains practically equal to the notation of A (→GE), hence we do not consider this version to be an actual variant, due to its most probably accidental origin. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in FE |
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b. 74-75
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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The slurs of A are not entirely clear due to deletions and to the fact that the final version of bar 75 was written on a separate stave. According to us, although the notation includes two separate slurs, the way they overlap clearly indicates an intention of combining them. This is how it was interpreted in GE2 and this could have also been the aim of the engraver of GE1, which, however, remains uncertain due to an inconsistent notation: at the end of the page, in bar 74, the slur suggests a continuation, yet at the beginning of bar 75 there is rather a new slur. In FE (→EE) the doubt was resolved in favour of the separated slurs and this is how we interpret GE1. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions |
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b. 74-75
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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The undoubtedly erroneous slur of GE1 (→FE→EE) is a result of coinciding two factors:
In the main text, we give an interpretation of the notation of A, which we find accurate, adopted in GE2. Cf. bar 75. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A , Errors resulting from corrections , GE revisions |
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b. 75
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I
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When interpreted literally, the slur of A begins only from the e1-g1 third. However, it is highly likely that Chopin imagined an extension of the slur until the corrected version of the top stave, so that it would start earlier. In the main text we adopt – in accordance with GE2 – the f1 crotchet as the first note embraced with the slur, yet the version of GE1 (→FE→EE) with a slur running already from a category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Errors resulting from corrections , GE revisions |
1 semiquaver;
