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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II

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b. 41

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

Slur from semiquaver in A & GE2

Slur from grace note in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The version of the majority of the editions is most probably a result of having misunderstood the notation of A: the erasure of the grace note may be considered the beginning of a slur over the group of semiquavers.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 41-42

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

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In A one can see an extension of a slur that, initially, embraced only the group of semiquavers in bar 41.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A

b. 42-44

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

Slurring in A, contextual interpretation

Another interpretation of A

Slurring in GE1

Slurring in FE

Slurring in EE

Slurring in GE2

Slurring suggested by the editors
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The slurring of the R.H. in A is inaccurate and unclear:

  • it is unknown whether the 2nd slur in bar 42 concerns the demisemiquavers of the solo part or the crotchets of the orchestral part; it cannot be excluded that according to Chopin it performed a double role; in any case, the slur seems to be too short;
  • it is unclear whether the slur at the beginning of bar 44 is only a mistake or whether it signalises an idea of extending the slur in the previous bar; we consider the latter to be more likely.

The slurs of A in bar 42 were overlooked in GE1 (→FE→EE); however, in EE parallel slurs on the last beat of the bar were added (it is most probably an editorial revision). In turn, the slur over the demisemiquavers in bar 43 could have been added in GE by Chopin; its beginning is certainly inaccurate, which was corrected in FE (→EE) and GE2. We include the slur, in the version of FE, in the main text, being, apart from that, an interpretation of the slurs of A.
The slur of FE at the beginning of bar 44 is probably erroneous. The slurring of GE2 is a result of an arbitrary reinterpretation of the notation of A.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Inaccurate slurs in A , Corrections in A , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of GE , FE revisions

b. 42-44

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

Slur in bar 43 in A

No slurs in GE1 (→FE→EE)

3 slurs in GE2
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In the main text we suggest adding slurs in the L.H. in bar 42 and 44 after the authentic slur in bar 43. Taking into account the presence of the slurs of the R.H. in all three bars, the absence of the slurs in the L.H. must be considered an inaccuracy. The slurs were added already in GE2.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 44

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

Slur in A, literal reading

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

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A