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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 36

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

Long accent in A

Short accent in GE1

No mark in FE (→EE)

Short accent in GE2
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The sign of an accent in GE1 is doubly inaccurate: short and placed after the chord it concerns in the very legible notation of A. Overlooked in FE (→EE), it was moved to the right place in GE2 (without changes in shape).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 38

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

Long accent in A (probable reading)

Short accent in GE, #→FE→EE)
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The accent in A is only slightly longer than the adjacent ones, hence it is not entirely certain whether Chopin meant a long accent here.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in A

b. 38

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

Accent in A

No mark in GE (→FE→EE)
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We consider the omission of the accent in the editions to be an oversight of the engraver of GE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 39

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

Long accent in A

Short accent in GE (→FE→EE)
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The accent in A is clearly bigger than the adjacent ones, hence we give it in the main text as long. The short accent in the editions is most probably a typical inaccuracy of GE (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 40

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

 in A

 in GE

 in FE (→EE)
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According to us, an earlier placement of the  hairpin in GE than in A is a result of carelessness of the engraver of GE1. Reversing the direction of the sign in FE (→EE) is probably a mistake too, however, in this case the sound result can be considered to be at least equal with respect to the original notation of A. In the main text we leave the undoubtedly authentic sign of A, yet the version of FE can be considered a fully-fledged performance variant.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Sign reversal , Authentic corrections of FE