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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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b. 455

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

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In A the only accidental before the 1st chord in the R.H. is the cautionary  before e2. From the musical point of view, the version with d3 would be possible, yet a comparison with analogous bar 425 and a  of d3 added – probably by Chopin – already in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2) prove Chopin's mistake. Chopin committed the same mistake in a similar context in bar 423.
In the main text we omit the unjustified  before e2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of GE , Last key signature sign

b. 455-456

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

3 long accents in A

3 short accents in GE

2 short accents in FE (→EE)
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The notation of the three subsequent accents is unambiguous in A – they are 3 long accents. In spite of this, GE reproduced them as short accents, whereas in FE (→EE) the third of them was overlooked.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 456

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

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Just like in bars 453-454, the crossings-out visible in A allow us to read the previous version of this bar:


It allows us to classify the last chord in the L.H. in analogous bar 416 as the original version and not a Terzverschreibung error.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A

b. 456-457

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

Slur to g2 in A (literal reading→GE1→FE→EE)

Slur to f2 in A (contextual interpretation) & GE2
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In A, the ending of the slur in bar 456 suggests continuation, yet in bar 457 (on a new page), there is no ending of the slur. GE1 (→FE→EE) adopted a literal interpretation of this detail. In the main text we lead the slur to the last note of the two-bar sequence of triplets. GE2 interpreted the notation of A in a similar way.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions

b. 456-464

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

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In A there are no flats restoring b1 in the last chord in the L.H. in bars 456 and 464. These patent mistakes were corrected already in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2), perhaps by Chopin.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of GE