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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 90

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

 to c3 in A

 to end of bar in GE (→FE→EE)
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The  hairpin, reaching the topmost note of the motif in A, was adjusted to the last group of semiquavers in the editions, which quite clearly changed its meaning.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 93

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

Slurs separated over rest in A & GE2

Slurs separated over bar line in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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Same as in analogous bar 85, leading the slur to the end of bar 93 is a characteristic inaccuracy of GE1, which, in this case, included also the beginning of the next bar. Inconsistency with A is even more striking, since Chopin modified both slurs in the manuscript and the result of the corrections does not raise any doubt.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

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

b. 93

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

 in A

 in GE (→FE→EE)
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The shortened  hairpin is certainly an inaccuracy of GE (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 96

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

Long accent in A

Short accent in GE (→FE→EE)
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The clearly long accent in A was reproduced in the editions as short.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 100-101

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

Slurs in A (literal reading) & GE2

Slurs in A, contextual interpretation

Slurs in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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Bar 100 is the last one on the page of A and, as it often happens, the slurs at the transition between the pages are written inaccurately. The slur in bar 100 reaches far beyond the notes, suggesting its continuation, yet in bar 101 there is no possible ending of this slur. Therefore, the versions of the editions in which the slur ends together with the last note in bar 100 may be considered to be justified. However, the logic of the musical course suggests that it is the missing ending of the slur in bar 101 that is inaccurate and not the overextended ending of the slur in bar 100 – cf. e.g. an analogous situations 4 bars further. Starting the slur in bar 101 from the beginning of the bar is a typical inaccuracy of GE1 (→FE→EE), corrected in GE2. (The slur of GE1 bears traces of corrections in print – one can see it was initially divided into a few parts. However, it does not mean that Chopin wanted to move the beginning of the slur – the aim of the proofreading was undoubtedly to combine the illogical fragments.)

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , Corrected slurs of Op. 21 in GE1