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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II

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b. 86

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

Lines & dots in A & GE2

Only dots in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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Same as in analogous bar 18, in GE1 (→FE→EE) tenuto dashes over three octaves were overlooked. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 88

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

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The staccato dots written in A over the chords in the R.H. on the 1st and 3rd beats of the bar were overlooked in GE1 (→FE→EE). It is most probably a result of the engraver's inaccuracy. In GE2 only the second of the dots was added. Due to the possibly related differences in slurring, we discuss both types of indications collectively in the adjacent note. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 89

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

 whole bar in A

 half bar in GE (→FE→EE)
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The shorter  hairpin in the editions is most probably a result of inaccuracy of the engraver of GE1, who, wishing to avoid troubles with fitting in such a long sign, could have considered its earlier beginning to be superfluous in the face of the verbal crescendo indication.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 96

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

Pause in A (probable reading→GE→FE→EE)

Articulation sign in A (possible reading)
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The sign concerning the 1st note in the bar has the form of a dash and a dot in A. The dash is not entirely straight, so that in GE (→FE→EE) the combination was interpreted as a fermata. We adopt this interpretation to the main text:

  • Chopin wrote a slightly similar flat sign of fermata in bar 6;
  • Chopin did not question such an interpretation both in the proofreading (GE1 and FE) and in the pupils' copies.

However, according to us, it cannot be excluded that Chopin meant here another combination of tenuto and staccato marks, as in bars 18 and 86.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness