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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II

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b. 43

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

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Chopin deleted the appassionato indication over the group of demisemiquavers in A, keeping it for the entrance of the theme in bar 45.  

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A

b. 44-45

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

Fingering written into FED

No teaching fingering
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The fingering written in FED does not concern the version with the harmonic accompaniment in the L.H. written in FES.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 44

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

Slur in A, literal reading

Slur in A (contextual interpretation→GE→FE→EE)
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The range of the slur over the orchestral motif is unclear in A: the slur indeed reaches above the beginning of the solo piano passage, yet its shape does not suggest leading it to the 4th beat of the bar. In the main text we adopt the interpretation of GE (→FE→EE), compatible with the slurs of Morch and more natural due to a rapid change of register. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 44

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

Small a1 in A (→GE→FE)

Normal a1 in EE

Sixth suggested by the editors
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The addition to the orchestral part's piano reduction suggested by us is based on the similarity of the harmonic scheme of bars 42-43 and 43-44 (excluding the different bass progression on the 2nd beat of bar 42, all instruments have identical parts in Morch). However, since the demisemiquaver figures of the solo part are not identical, the analogy is not strict and the use of a solitary a1 in bar 44 could have been intended by Chopin.

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b. 44

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

in A & GE2

No marking in GE (→FE→EE)
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The missing dynamic sign for the orchestral part's reduction is most probably an oversight of the engraver of GE1 (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE