composition:
Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II
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The changes in the pitch of the 2nd note in particular sources seem to prove Chopin's hesitation; the order of the versions is as follows: b 1 in A, b 1 in GE1, b 1 returned in a proofreading of FE (→EE), most probably by Chopin, and b 1 written in FED (the version of GE2 is most probably a result of a revision on the basis of A). Chopin's hesitation seems to touch the basic structure of the phrase here: melodically, the beginning of the bar is related to the previous figure, containing a b 1, harmonically, it inclines towards the next chord (on the 4th crotchet of bar 41), containing a b 1. A melodic solution equal to the version with b 1 was used by Chopin against a similar chord in the Mazurka in A minor, Dbop. 42B, bar 52. However, one has to point out that although the authenticity of the version with b 1 is unquestionable (A and a proofreading of FE), the first appearance of the version with b 1 could be ascribed to a mistake (revision?) of GE while the interpretation of an entry in FED as an added ![](/uploads/ckeditor/images/BEMO.png) is not entirely certain. Due to this reason, in the main text we give b 1.
category imprint:
Differences between sources
issues:
Annotations in teaching copies
, Annotations in FED
, Chopin's hesitations
, GE revisions
, Authentic corrections of FE
, Authentic corrections of GE
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