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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 54

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

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In A (→GE1→FE) there are cautionary flats before the 2nd demisemiquaver. The superfluous in this context signs were removed in EE and GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 54-55

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

7-note slurs in A

7-note slur in A

Idem, R.H. only

8-note slurs in GE (→FE→EE)

8-note slur in GE (→FE→EE)

Idem, R.H. only in FES
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On the last beat of bar 54, the slurs in A embrace the first 7 demisemiquavers only. The editions embraced 8 notes with them (in GE1 in the L.H. the slur erroneously embraces the entire figure and in FE the slur in bar 55 was shortened accordingly). In this case, the inaccuracy is understandable, particularly with regard to the slur of the R.H. that ends between g2 and a2.

If in bar 53 the version with harmonic accompaniment was chosen, one of the versions with slurs only in the R.H. is to be selected here.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A , Errors in GE , GE revisions , FE revisions

b. 56-57

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

2 R.H. slurs in A, possible interpretation

2 R.H. slurs in A (literal reading→GE1→FE→EE)

3 slurs in GE1 (→FE)

4 slurs in EE

2 R.H. slurs in A, another interpretation

2 R.H. slurs in A (another interpretation) & GE2

4 slurs in GE2

R.H. slur in A, inter­pretation suggested by the editors

2 slurs suggested by the editors

R.H. slur in A, another interpretation
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The slurs of A, written only for the R.H., are unclear here:

  • the slur in bar 56 starts over the 2nd demisemiquaver, but it points to the first;
  • the end of the slur in bar 56 suggests continuation, which is, however, not confirmed by the slur in bar 57 (on a new page).

Interpretation of those slurs adopted in the majority of editions, although possible, is, according to us, a double miss, which was partially corrected in GE2. In turn, we consider the addition of slurs in the L.H. part to be justified, which was introduced in all editions in bar 57, and in EE and GE2 also in bar 56.

If the version with harmonic accompaniment was chosen in bar 53, one of the interpretations of the slurs of A is to be selected here.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions

b. 57-61

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

No L.H. slurs in A (→GE1→FE)

L.H. slur in bars 60-61 in EE

2 L.H. slurs in GE2
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In GE2 slurs for the L.H. were added under both phrases of the solo part. In EE a similar addition was introduced in bars 60-61, however, the added slur begins only from the 1st semiquaver (a) in bar 60. (EE also has a fragment of a slur of the L.H. at the end of bar 57, which is the last in line in this edition. We omit this slur, having no continuation and therefore lacking sense.) In the main text, we leave the notation of A, since from this place to the end of the recitative, Chopin wrote only two slurs for the L.H. (in bars 62 and 64), which does not seem to be a result of inadvertence. The additions introduced subsequently in the proofreading of GE1 and FE (bars 62, 63, 64, 66-67 and 69), although perhaps coming from the composer, are of a random nature and their authenticity is uncertain (they could have been a resultant of Chopin's proofreading and editorial revisions).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 60

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

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GE1 omitted a  lowering c2 to c2 at the beginning of the bar. In FE, a new mistake was committed while correcting the latter: the  lowering c3 to c3 was overlooked. A, EE and GE2 include the correct text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE