Slurs
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b. 65-66
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II
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It is uncertain whether the slur of A (→GE1) written in bar 65 is supposed to reach the beginning of bar 66 or not. In the main text we adopt the first possibility due to a number of corrections visible in A, in which the slurs were extended to the note ending the phrase, falling at the beginning of the bar (e.g. in bars 36-37 and 41-42). category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions |
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b. 66-67
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II
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The additional slur in bar 66 is, according to us, a remaining part of a simplified or unfinished Chopin proofreading of GE1. It was most probably aimed at restoring the slur written in A, initially misinterpreted in print. Doubling the slurs in the part of the L.H. – see bars 66-69. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of GE |
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b. 66-69
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II
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The slurs in the L.H. in bars 66-67 and 69, although they could have been added by Chopin in the proofreading of GE1, are, however, most probably an editorial revision. In both cases, the slurs of the R.H., whose compliance with Chopin's intention seems to be highly questionable, were doubled – see notes to bars 66-67 and 69-70. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , GE revisions |
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b. 68-69
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II
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The slur of A ends still in bar 68, yet its shape does not exclude the intention of leading it to the beginning of the next bar, where the phrase ends. According to us, this is how the sign is to be interpreted – cf. a similar situation at the end of bar 65. The editions adopted the literal interpretation of the slur and EE and GE2 added an analogous slur in the part of the L.H. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A |
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b. 69-70
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composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II
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When interpreted literally, the slur beginning in the half of bar 69 reaches the 2nd grace note in bar 70, which, however, cannot be musically explained, since the grace notes constitute the beginning of a trill. Therefore, we assume that it reaches further, to the trilled minim e category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions |
2. On the other hand, it seems to be possible that Chopin meant a slur embracing the 1st minim only, ending the roulade in the previous bar. In