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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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b. 260

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

No slur in A (→GE)

Slur in FE (→EE)
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In the case of the slur appearing in FE (→EE), neither Chopin's authorship nor its meaning are certain – separating the ending of the trill from the next phrase is entirely clear thanks to a new slur in bar 261, not to mention smorzando, rallentando and the fermata. Due to this reason, we do not give it in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 260

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

No accidental in sources

 suggested by the editors
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In the main text we add a cautionary  before d1. The need for such an addition does not stem from the notation of the sources, yet in some popular collective editions the note was changed to d1 due to the erroneous e1 in the orchestral part.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 260

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

No sign in A

No sign in A

 in GE (→FE→EE)
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The absence of  in A must be an oversight – it is the last bar on the page in A, which is conducive to various types of inaccuracies of notation. The sign was added already in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2), perhaps at Chopin's request.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of GE , No pedal release mark

b. 260

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

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Looking at the notation of the L.H. in A, one can see that the  sign is written under a1, the 1st note of the triplet on the 2nd beat of the bar, whereas the  sign under g1, the 2nd note. According to us, Chopin was writing pedal change while looking at the R.H., since the change is undoubtedly related to the appearance of a new trilled note. Due to this reason, we interpret the pedalling of A in the main text in this way.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness

issues: Inaccuracies in A

b. 261-264

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

2 two-bar slurs in A

4 one-bar slurs in GE1 (→FE→EE)

1 four-bar slur in GE2
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In the main text we give the unquestionable two-bar long slurs of A. Both the division of the slurs in GE1 (→FE→EE) and their combination in GE2 must be arbitrary changes – a typical manner of the engraver of GE1 and a revision (without any apparent reason) of GE2. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions