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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II

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b. 40

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

Short accent in A (→GE) & EE

Long accent in FE
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The long accent present in FE may be a result of carelessness of the engraver of FE, however, Chopin's proofreading cannot be excluded, particularly taking into account the fact that an identical situation occurs a half bar later. In the main text we adopt a long accent both here and in bar 41.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 41

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

No dot in A

Staccato dot in GE (→FE→EE)
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An additional staccato dot on the last note of the bar is most probably a result of a mistake of the engraver of GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 41

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

 in A

 in GE (→FE→EE)
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Extending the  hairpin to the end of the bar in GE (→FE→EE) is a typical example of a routine interpretation of this kind of signs by Breitkopf's engravers. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 41

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

Short accent in A (→GE) & EE

Long accent in FE
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The long accent could have been introduced in FE by Chopin (cf. bars 39-40), hence we adopt it to the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 42

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

Accent in A

No mark in GE (→FE→EE)
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The missing accent in the editions is almost certainly a result of inaccuracy of the engraver of GE1, who also overlooked slurs in this bar. Cf. bar 44 too.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in GE