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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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b. 350

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

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We add a cautionary  before b1 in the main text.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 352

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

a2 in A (→GE)

d2-a2 in FE (→EE)
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A more accurate specification of the unexpected B7 chord in the solo part already at the beginning of the bar must be a Chopinesque improvement introduced in the proofreading of FE (→EE). It is already a second change in this bar with respect to the earliest preserved version, after the rhythmic diversification – see the adjacent note. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 352

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

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The layout of the notes in A suggests that the group of quavers initially included only four notes: .

category imprint: Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Main-line changes

b. 352

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

Accent above staff in A 

Accent under staff in GE (→FE→EE)
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Chopin's intention concerning the placement of the accent is uncertain. The change of its position in GE (→FE→EE) is almost certainly of a random nature, since in the version of A (→GE), in which there is a sole a2 at the beginning of the bar, it does not influence the meaning of this sign. After adding the d2 note in FE (→EE), the position of the accent may suggest accenting the bottom or top note of the d2-a2 fifth. In the main text we give an accent in the place where Chopin saw it while proofreading FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 352

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

Slur from 2nd beat in A

2 slurs in GE

2 slurs in FE (→EE)

Slur from first beat suggested by the editors
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In the main text we give an extended slur – probably by Chopin together with adding the d2 note at the beginning of the bar – in the proofreading of FE (→EE). In turn, we omit the triplet slur added in GE (→FE→EE) – cf. General Editorial Principles, p. 16.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Triplet slurs