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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II

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Issues : Annotations in teaching copies

b. 53

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

Fingering written into FED

No teaching fingering
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The fingering digit coming undoubtedly from Chopin is written into FED.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 59-62

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

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In FES, Chopin sketchily marked changes in the pairs of chords forming cues of the orchestral part at the transition of bars 59-60 and 61-62. In the first pair, he changed the bottom note of the R.H. chord in bar 59 from d2 to b1; necessity of omitting the octaves of the L.H. results directly from assigning to the left hand the harmonic triplet figuration. In bars 61-62 the marking is even less clear – only at the beginning of bar 62 a crotchet stem is added, indicating the addition of the note d2 to the R.H. sixth f2-d3; analogous complement (note e2) to the R.H. crotchet should undoubtedly also be applied to the previous chord in bar 61. As in the previous pair, the lower notes of both chords (a1 and d1) should also be omitted.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES

b. 64-72

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

Accompaniment in FES, interpretation

FES version with change suggested by the editors

Version of remaining sources
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It is puzzling that the changes of the bass note at the end of bar 64 and in the 1st half of bar 65, written in Morch and other sources of the orchestral part, were not considered in the harmonic accompaniment added in FES (see bars 45-52). According to us, it can be a result of inadvertence, hence we suggest a corresponding hypothesis in this place. 
The doubt about the rhythm's interpretation – see bar 69. 

After choosing the version with accompaniment, it may be necessary to select corresponding versions also in bar 65 (d-d) and 69 (g-g), 65 (staccato signs), 67 (tie of e2) and in notes on slurs in bars 64, 64-65, 65-68 and 66-69.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES , Authentic post-publication changes and variants

b. 69

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

Semiquavers in FES (literal reading)

Quaver triplet in FES (possible interpretation)
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On the 2nd beat of the bar FES has a quaver and two semiquavers in the added accompaniment. Due to the hasty and partially sketchy notation, it is uncertain whether the line in the place of the semiquaver beam is to be interpreted as an actual beam.

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES

b. 73

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

Fingering written into FED

No teaching fingering
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The Chopin fingering is probably written with a pupil's hand.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED