Slurs
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b. 47-48
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II
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The interpretation of the slurring of A presents difficulties. The most important issue is the fact whether Chopin wanted to preserve double slurs or whether one of the versions (probably the long slur above the entire phrase) was supposed to replace the second one. The latter seems to be indicated by the absence of ending in bar 48 of two out of four slurs written at the end of bar 47 (corrections without erasing the eliminated version do happen in manuscripts, including in autographs, e.g. in the Etude in G In all editions, the crotchets in bar 48 are embraced with separate slurs, which rather does not correspond to the notation of A (the engraver may have been influenced by adjacent bars). However, when considering the portato articulation and the accent, the difference is of no practical meaning. In the main text, we give an interpretation closest to the notation of A, with double slurs. The version of FE (→EE) may be considered a fully-fledged alternative interpretation. If in bar 45 the version with the harmonic accompaniment was chosen, one of the versions for the R.H. is to be selected. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , FE revisions |
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b. 51
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II
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The slurs on the 3rd beat of the bar perform a double function in A: concerning rhythm, as a part of indication of an irregular group, and articulation. In the editions only the group of semiquavers (without rest) were embraced with them. In the main text, we preserve the notation of A, yet both versions can be considered equal – at first, Chopin would mark irregular groups generally with a digit and a slur, however, then he would often revise slurs, transforming them into a slur-phrase marks. If in bar 45 the version with the harmonic accompaniment was chosen, one of the versions for the R.H. is to be selected here. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Triplet slurs |
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b. 52
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II
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The slur written in A embraces only this bar, yet the slur in the next bar (on a new page of the manuscript) clearly indicates continuation. In the main text we assume that it is the second slur that determines Chopin's intention in this place. The slur of GE1 (→FE) is clearly erroneous, which was revised in EE and GE2. In that editions, a slur in the part of the L.H. was also added, which can be considered to be justified with regard to the consistent slurring of the parts of both hands in the remaining sections of this fragment (bars 44-45). If in bar 45 the version with the harmonic accompaniment was chosen, one of the first three source versions is to be selected here. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , Uncertain slur continuation |
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b. 53
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II
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In the R.H. A has a continuing slur, whereas in the L.H. it starts a new one, which may be regarded as justified concerning the absence of a slur in the L.H. in the previous bar. In the main text, we homogenise the slurring of both hands in accordance with the analysis carried out in that bar. If the version with harmonic accompaniment was chosen in the note below, one of the versions with a slur only in the R.H. is to be selected here. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions |
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b. 54-55
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II
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On the last beat of bar 54, the slurs in A embrace the first 7 demisemiquavers only. The editions embraced 8 notes with them (in GE1 in the L.H. the slur erroneously embraces the entire figure and in FE the slur in bar 55 was shortened accordingly). In this case, the inaccuracy is understandable, particularly with regard to the slur of the R.H. that ends between g If in bar 53 the version with harmonic accompaniment was chosen, one of the versions with slurs only in the R.H. is to be selected here. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A , Errors in GE , GE revisions , FE revisions |
major, Op. 10 No. 5, 
