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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II

Text Compare Notes Sources Description
GE1
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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  b. 89

Octave in A

Only E in GE (→FE→EE)

Our variant suggestion

It is difficult to state why the editions overlooked the octave reinforcement of the bass in this bar. According to us, Chopin's proofreading is less likely than an inaccuracy of the engraver.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

notation: Pitch

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Original in: Jan Ekier private collection, Warsaw