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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II

Text Compare Notes Sources Description
A
Main text
½A - Semi-autograph
A - Autograph of the piano part
Morch - Manuscript of the orchestra part
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE1a - Retouched impression of GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Revised impression of EE1
EE3 - Corrected impression of EE2
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Slur in A, literal reading

Slur in A (contextual interpretation→GE→FE→EE)

The range of the slur over the orchestral motif is unclear in A: the slur indeed reaches above the beginning of the solo piano passage, yet its shape does not suggest leading it to the 4th beat of the bar. In the main text we adopt the interpretation of GE (→FE→EE), compatible with the slurs of Morch and more natural due to a rapid change of register. 

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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

notation: Slurs

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