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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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b. 494-502

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

 in A & GE2

No pedalling in GE1 (→FE→EE)

 & [] suggested by the editors
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No pedalling markings in GE1 (→FE→EE) must be an oversight – in A the  mark is written carelessly and just above the clef opening the line of the cello part in Morch, so it could have been unrecognised. According to us, Chopin wanted to hold pedal at least until the end of bar 501 – cf. an analogous situation in bars 353-356. In the main text we suggest it with a mark in bar 502.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , No pedal release mark

b. 494-501

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

8 long accents in A

7 short & 1 long accents in GE1

7 short accents in FE

8 short accents in EE & GE2
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Out of eight long accents written in A, GE1 reproduced in this form only the mark in bar 497, which is naturally an accidental inaccuracy. The mark in this bar is slightly longer also in FE (→EE); however, the difference is so small that it is difficult to consider it meaningful. In GE2 all accents were unified.
FE omitted the last mark, in bar 501, most probably due to an oversight. The accent was added in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 496-501

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

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In the part of the L.H. the bars are written in A in an abbreviated manner as repetitions of bar 495. They were developed in GE (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Abbreviated notation of A

b. 498-501

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

Dashes in A & GE2

No dashes in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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GE1 (→FE→Ee) overlooked the dashes marking the range of the dynamic change. Similarly in bars 507-509 (and in many other places).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 502

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

2 slurs in A

Slur in GE (→FE→EE)
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The slurs of A are most probably a result of an unfinished correction – Chopin initially wrote two short slurs, but instead of continuing to divide the passage into motifs, he added a second slur, combining it with the previous one. The process was finished in GE (→FE→EE), in which a continuous slur runs from the beginning of the bar. According to us, it is highly likely that the slur was proofread by Chopin in GE1, which is indicated by:

  • small, yet noticeable traces of corrections in print,
  • inaccuracies in reproducing this slur in FE, perhaps conveying the state of the slurs of GE1 prior to the last proofreading,
  • musically sensible specification of notation with respect to the notation of A – see the note on the ending of the slur, in bars 505-506.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of GE