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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 478

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

Shorter  in A

Longer  in GE (→FE→EE)
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Extending the  hairpin to the end of the bar, like it was done in the editions, seems to be justified by the general direction of the passages and by analogy to the mark in bar 476, led in such a way in A. However, in the main text we reproduced the notation of A, which, not excluding the climax of the passage at the beginning of the next bar, may also suggest a more pronounced accentuation of the 3rd beat of the bar as including the locally topmost note (in bars 478-479). See also bar 480.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 480

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

Shorter  in A

Longer  in GE (→FE→EE)
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In the main text we preserve the notation of A, which may suggest a more pronounced accentuation of the 3rd beat of the bar as the topmost point of the passage. Cf. bar 478.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 485-486

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

 &  in A, literal reading

 & > in A, contextual interpretation

 & > in GE1

 & > in FE

 &  in EE

 in GE2
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According to us, the virtuoso panache and brilliance require rather accents than diminuendos, hence in the main text we interpret all marks of A as accents (long and short). The  marks printed in GE (→FE→EE), even longer than in the notation of A, hinder the interpretation of a possible intention of the composer even more. Shift of the accent at the end of bar 485 must be an inaccuracy of the engravers of GE1 and FE1.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

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

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. 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