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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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b. 472-473

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

Double slur in A & GE2

Single slur in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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GE1 (→FE→EE) omitted the top slur, perhaps due to its atypical shape, resulting from corrections. The mark was added in GE2 together with top slurs in all similar figures.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 474-475

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

No slur in A

Single slur in GE1 (→FE→EE)

Double slur in GE2
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The missing slurs in A is a typical oversight of Chopin, related to the transition into a new page. GE1 (→FE→EE) added only the bottom slur, which, taking into account the double slurs in the adjacent bars, seems to be a simplified correction (or revision).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of GE

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

b. 503-504

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

Continuous slur in A (→GE)

Separate slurs in FE (→EE)
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In GE1 (→FE), bar 503 is the last one in the line. However, contrary to GE1, the notation of the slur in FE is erroneous – the slur in bar 503 ends on the last quaver, although the beginning of the slur in bar 504 suggests continuation. EE interpreted it as an inaccuracy of the slur in bar 504 and separated the slur at the transition between these bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 503-505

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

No L.H. slurs in A (→GE→FE)

Slurs in EE
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Nothing indicates the authenticity of the slurs in the L.H. added in EE – they actually correspond to the slurs in the R.H. with their division at the transition between bars 503-504 resulting from accumulation of inaccuracies.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions