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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Long accents

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b. 236-240

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

Long accents in A

Long & short accents in GE1

 & different accents in FE

, short & vertical accents in EE

Short accents in GE2
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All accents in the R.H. in bars 236, 238 and 240 are clearly written and they are undoubtedly long accents. In spite of this, in GE1 the signs in bar 238 were overlooked, whereas the remaining ones were reproduced inaccurately – the last two accents in bar 236 and the last one in bar 240 are short. In FE and EE bar 238 was left without signs, whereas the notation of the remaining ones was distorted – in bar 236 the first accent became a  embracing three (FE) or four (EE) semiquavers, whereas the second one was overlooked; in bar 240, EE used vertical accents. In GE2, all accents of A in these bars were reproduced as short ones.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 249-250

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

Long accents in A

Short accents in GE (→FE→EE)
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Shorter accents over f2 in bar 249 and g2 in bar 250 is a result of problems of the engraver of GE1 with identification of Chopin long accents.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 251

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

Long accents in A

 in GE

Accent &  in FE (→EE)
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The clearly long accents of A were reproduced in GE (→FE→EE) as  hairpins, whereas in FE (→EE) the first sign actually looks like a long accent and the second one was extended over the entire group of four semiquavers. The changes can be qualified as inaccurate.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 272

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

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In GE1 (→FE→EE) the long accent present in A was overlooked. The accent was restored in GE2 but as a short one.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 278

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

Long R.H. accent in A (literal reading→GE→FE)

R.H. short accent in EE

L.H. long accent in A, interpretation suggested by the editors
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Same as in bar 130, we consider that it is more likely that the accent refers to the L.H.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in A