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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 433

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

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In A the notation of accidentals in this bar is inaccurate:

  • there is only one  before the 1st chord in the R.H.; moreover, it is written in such a way that one cannot be certain which note it concerns (we assume that it is d3),
  • in each of the triplets, a  is only before the 1st note,
  • no  before the bottom note of the third in the L.H. on the 3rd beat of the bar.

The necessary signs were added already in GE1 (→FE); however, the  before the bottom note of the octave in the L.H. at the beginning of the bar was overlooked. EE and GE2 feature the correct notation.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Accidental below/above the note

b. 433

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

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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Errors repeated in FE

b. 435-436

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

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In A, Chopin wrote the final section of figuration in this phrase (from e2), as if he thought the majority of the previously introduced accidentals to be still valid – he put flats only before the 3rd and 7th quavers in bar 436. In the latter, signs were added in GE (→FE→EE), yet the  at the end of the previous bar – only in EE. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Errors of A

b. 435

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

 in A (→GE→FE)

  in EE

Our variant suggestion
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The pedalling of A (→GE→FE) is questionable in this bar. Initially, both this and the next bar had a whole-bar pedalling. Chopin then crossed out both signs in bar 436 and a  in the discussed bar 435. It is difficult to guess what a sole  mark left in this bar could mean in this context, hence it seems that Chopin committed a mistake: he either forgot to cross out the  mark or he unnecessarily crossed out the  mark. According to us, the latter option seems to be more plausible; therefore, in the main text we give a completed pedalling, written in brackets to signalise that its status is not entirely certain. EE added a  in accordance with the harmonic sense. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , No pedal release mark , Inaccuracies in A

b. 439

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

No mark in A (→GE→FE)

Accent in EE
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The accent added on the d1 minim in EE is most probably a revision (unification with the previous bars), although due to the similarity of the bars, a mistake cannot be excluded.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions