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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II

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b. 1

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

R.H. slur from minim in A

Slurs from minim in GE & FED

Different slurs in FE

Slurs from crotchet in EE
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In the main text we include the slur for the L.H. added in a proofreading of GE – cf. an analogous slur in A in bars 91-92 – even though it is not entirely certain whether it was added by Chopin. The undoubtedly erroneously shortened slur in the R.H. in FE made the reviser of EE perform a similar change in the part of the L.H. The mistake of FE was corrected with an entry in FED, performed in pencil.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , Authentic corrections of GE

b. 1

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

in A (→GE) & EE

No indication in FE

written into FES
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The absence of a dynamic indication is most probably an oversight of the engraver of FE. The addition of  in EE was performed probably on the basis of a comparison with bar 91. In turn, the  indication written in FES, in spite of the fact that there are no reasons to question its authenticity, is, however, most probably only an ad hoc lesson comment, correcting the absence of the dynamic indication in FE. Therefore, we do not consider it to be an expression of a general change of the dynamic concept of this introduction. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Annotations in FES , Authentic post-publication changes and variants

b. 2

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

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In A there is no  before the top note of the octave. This patent inaccuracy was corrected in GE (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 2-3

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

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The division of the chords between the hands on the 2nd and 3rd beats of bar 2 in GE (→FE→EE) was reproduced incorrectly: contrary to A the b1 and b1 notes were assigned to the L.H.
In GE1 (→FE) all five notes of the chord at the beginning of bar 3 were erroneously placed on one stem. 

 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 2-3

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

Two slurs in A

One slur in GE (→FE→EE)
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Both source versions of the slurring of this phrase were written by Chopin in A: two slurs in the discussed place, one in analogous bars 92-93. The slur in GE (→FE→EE) was corrected, perhaps by Chopin, however, the change applied not to the correctly rendered slurs of A but to other, erroneous slurring – the traces indicate that the original slur reached the 2nd crotchet in bar 3. Therefore, in the main text we retain the version of A, regarding the version in the editions as an equivalent variant.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of GE