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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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b. 171-172

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

Triplet slur in A & EE

Slur in GE1 (→FE)

Slur in GE2

2 slurs suggested by the editors
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The absence of the first slur is most probably Chopin's oversight. The slur added in GE1 (→FE) probably comes from Chopin; however, it could have been inaccurately reproduced, and it is the slur of GE2 that is compliant with the composer's intention. The slur of EE is a result of a unifying revision of the slurs on the basis of the part of the R.H. In the main text we give two slurs modelled after the slurs in the R.H.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of GE

b. 172-173

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

Slur in bar 173 in A & GE2

Slur in bar 172 in GE1 (→FE)

2 slurs in EE
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The absence of the slur in bar 173 in GE1 (→FE) is certainly a mistake. However, it is probably not an oversight, but a "mirror" mistake (reverse sign): instead of placing the slur to the right of the bar line, the engraver printed it on the left-hand side, where it makes no sense in this context (cf. Waltz in C minor Op. 64 no. 2, bars 76-77). In EE the slur was added in the right place, but the one in bar 172 was also preserved. GE2 has a version compliant with A. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Sign reversal

b. 173-174

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

2 slurs in A, contextual interpretation

Slur over triplet in GE1 (→FE→EE)

Slur in GE2
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We interpret the imprecise notation of A – in bar 174 there is no ending of the slur started on the previous page, in bar 173 – in the main text as Chopin wrote it in analogous bars 169-170 and 171-172. The absence of the first slur in GE1 (→FE→EE) must be an inaccuracy. GE2 repeated the slur included in GE (→FE) in bars 169-170.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

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

b. 173-174

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

Slur in A, contextual interpretation

Slur in GE (→FE)

Triplet slur in EE

2 slurs suggested by the editors
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We interpret the slur of A, started at the end of a page in bar 173 and unfinished on the next page, in accordance with the notation of bars 169-179 and the slurs in the R.H. in bars 169-170 and 171-172. The absence of the slur over (under) the triplet in bar 174 must be Chopin's oversight. The slur of GE (→FE) is probably a result of a Chopin proofreading of GE1, whereas the slur of EE – of a revision. In the main text we give two slurs modelled after the slurs in the R.H.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccurate slurs in A , Authentic corrections of GE

b. 175-176

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

No slur in A

Slur in GE (→FE→EE)
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The missing slur in A is almost certainly an oversight – Chopin overlooked all markings in the L.H. in bars 174-176, opening a new page in A. The slur added in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2) is most probably a result of Chopin's proofreading.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of GE