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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II

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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 83-90

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

Three-note slurs in A & GE2

Four-note slurs in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The half-bar slurs in the editions – the first in bar 83 and both in bars 85 and 90 – are almost certainly a result of inaccuracy of the engraver of GE1, who apparently did not take the Chopin slurs too seriously, perhaps considering them to be written carelessly.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 84

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

Tenuto slur in A

Ordinary slur in GE (→FE→EE)
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According to us, the slur in A is an example of a slur-tenuto, encountered on a number of occasions in Chopin's autographs. In the editions, the ending of the slur, dragged too far, was considered inaccurate.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Tenuto slurs

b. 84

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

 in A

 in GE

 in FE

 in EE
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The  sign, concerning the last two octaves of this phrase in A, was being gradually deformed in the editions, so that EE suggests a crescendo for the entire 2nd half of the bar. In the main text we preserve the notation of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies

b. 85-86

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

2 slurs in A

3 slurs in GE1 (→FE→EE)

Different 3 slurs in GE2
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Two slurs of A, defining the phrasing of these two bars, were replaced in GE1 (→FE→EE) with three slurs dividing the phrase into half- and whole-bar sections, which was only partially corrected in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 88

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

Slurs & dots in A

Slur in GE1 (→FE→EE)

Slur & dot in GE2
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Both source versions of slurring are most probably authentic. In the main text, we give separated slurs of A, yet the slur of GE (→FE→EE), being probably a result of the Chopin proofreading and compatible with the slur of analogous bar 20, can be considered an equal variant. We give priority to the version of A, since when proofreading GE1, Chopin would change the misinterpreted slurs in the edition and not the ones he wrote in A.
It is not clear, however, whether the absence of staccato dots was due to an oversight or a correction. In the editors' opinion, the dots were probably overlooked by the engraver, which together with the wrong slurs lead Chopin to write one slur during the proofreading. The GE2 version, although arbitrary, integrates the authentic elements of the notation into a consistent whole, which Chopin would supposedly deem acceptable.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Authentic corrections of GE