Issues : GE revisions

b. 53

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

Different slurs in A

Continued slur in A

Idem, R.H. only

New slurs in GE (→FEEE)

New slur in GE (→FEEE)

Slur only in  R.H. in FES

Continued slurs suggested by the editors

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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

b. 53

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

Long & 2 short accents in A

Long & short accent according to A

Idem, R.H. only

2 short L.H. accents in GE1 (→FE)

2 short accents in GE (→contextual interpretation of FE)

No marks after FE (literal reading→EE1EE2)

2 vertical L.H. accents in EE1 (→EE2)

4 vertical accents in EE3

2 vertical accents according to EE3

2 short accents in GE2

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The notation of the accents in the 1st half of the bar is not entirely clear. In A the first accent has arms of different length, so that it is uncertain whether a long or short sign is to be considered here. The analogy with similar motifs at the beginning of bars 48-49 and 54-55 encourage us to consider it a long accent (our main text). On the other hand, none of the aforementioned bars includes an accent on the 2nd beat, which undermines the power of this analogy.
In addition, the aim of providing the 2nd crotchet with two accents is also unclear, which was not included in GE (→FEEE1EE2). Moreover, in the majority of the editions, both accents were assigned to the L.H., which is most probably a result of inaccuracy of the engraver of GE1 (corrected in GE2, where the accents were placed in the middle between the staves). The changes of font and number of accents introduced in EE are certainly inauthentic.

If the version with harmonic accompaniment was chosen in the previous note, one of the versions without accents for the L.H. (second or sixth) is to be selected here.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 54

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

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In A (→GE1FE) there are cautionary flats before the 2nd demisemiquaver. The superfluous in this context signs were removed in EE and GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 54-55

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

7-note slurs in A

7-note slur in A

Idem, R.H. only

8-note slurs in GE (→FEEE)

8-note slur in GE (→FEEE)

Idem, R.H. only in FES

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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 g2 and a2.

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

b. 54-55

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

sempre - più - stretto in A

sempre  più  stretto in GE1 (→FEEE)

sempre più stretto in GE2

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In the main text, we include the layout of the sempre più stretto indication visible in A, in which Chopin corrected the placement of this marking. In subsequent editions, spaces between the words were removed; moreover, all of them overlooked also the dashes combining particular words. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Corrections in A , GE revisions