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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II

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Issues : Errors of A

b. 75

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

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In A (→GE1→FE→EE) Chopin provided the half-bar demisemiquaver figure with the number 30. The mistake was noticed only in GE2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Rhythmic errors , Errors of A

b. 77

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

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In A the g3 note is a crotchet. The patent mistake was corrected already in GE1 (→GE2,→FE→EE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Rhythmic errors , Errors of A

b. 80

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

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The eight-note figure filling the 3rd quaver of the bar was written in A by Chopin as a demisemiquaver septuplet. The patent mistake was partially corrected in GE2, by writing it as an octuplet of demisemiquavers. According to us, there are no reasons for such an atypical notation, hence we replace the septuplet with a regular group of hemidemisemiquavers. In FE (→EE) the second note was overlooked, which removed the incompatibility of the notation with the actual state.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Rhythmic errors , Errors of A

b. 83

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

Sixth e2-c3 in A

Octave c2-c3 in GE1 (→FE)

Octave e2-e3 in EE, FED, FEJ, FES & GE2
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Both the sixth present in A and the c2-c3 octave in GE1 (→FE) are almost certainly mistakes – cf. analogous bar 15. In A Chopin wrote one ledger line too little (errors in the number of ledger lines are – except for accidentals – definitely the most frequent type of his pitch errors), whereas the change in GE1 may be explained by an editorial revision, a misunderstanding at the time of proofreading or a common mistake. Chopin wrote the correct text in all three pupils' copies. The version of EE and GE2 are most probably revisions, introduced on the basis of comparison with analogous bar 15.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Terzverschreibung error , GE revisions , Errors in the number of ledger lines , Errors of A , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEJ