mUltimate Chopin

Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II

Text Compare Notes Sources Description

Issues : Errors in GE

b. 82

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

 in A

No pedalling in GE1 (→FE)

 &  in EE & GE2

 & [] suggested by the editors
..

The missing  sign in A must be considered an inaccuracy of notation. In the main text, we add the sign after analogous bar 14. The absence of indications in GE1 (→FE) is certainly a mistake, revised in EE and GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Errors in GE , No pedal release mark

b. 85

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

Grace note & arpeggio sign in A

Grace note in GE1

Double grace note in FE (→EE)

Slur & grace note in GE2
..

Both authentic notations of the ornament – A and FE (→EE) – mean the same performance. The mistake of GE1 originated from an unrecognised arpeggio sign in the vertical slur, which, at that period of Chopin's life, would increasingly replace the more accurately written signs in the form of a wavy line. The way the slur was added in GE2 caused that the proper sense of the Chopin notation was still not conveyed in this edition. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 86

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

Lines & dots in A & GE2

Only dots in GE1 (→FE→EE)
..

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. 87

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

e2 in chord in A & GE2

No e2 in GE1 (→FE→EE)
..

The missing e2 note in the last chord is either a mere oversight of the engraver of GE1 or – which is more likely – a side effect of the proofreading of the slurring. In analogous bar 19, all sources include a five-note chord.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 87

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

..

In GE1, particularly in later copies, one can see clear traces of correcting the slurs in the R.H. in the 2nd half of the bar – initially, the slur started (contrary to A) already on the 3rd beat of the bar. Apart from the trace of the original slur, one can also see distortions of the wavy line of the arpeggio, which suggests that the proofreading could have also embraced the upper part of the last chord.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Errors in GE , Authentic corrections of GE , Corrected slurs of Op. 21 in GE1