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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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b. 229

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

legatiss. in A

No indication in GE (→FE→EE)
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Omission of legatiss. over the top voice in the R.H. is most probably a mistake of the engraver of GE1. It can be puzzling that the indication was not added in GE2 – perhaps it was regarded as contrary to leggieriss. below.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 253

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

 at end of bar in sources

 at beginning, suggested by the editors
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While writing , Chopin probably used a former convention, according to which a sign was put near to the middle of the range of its validity (in this case bars 253-254). This kind of notation is probably to be found in, e.g. the Etude in C major, op. 10 no. 1, bar 45.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: Centrally placed marks

b. 285-289

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

cresc. - - from bar 285 in A & GE2

cresc. in bars 285 & 287 in GE1 (→FE→EE)

cresc. - - [ - ] from bar 285 suggested by the editors

cresc. - - [ - ] from bar 287, our alternative suggestion
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In the main text we give the cresc. written in bar 285 in A and extended by dashes to the end of bar 289 (we suggest to extend the dashes to the end of bar 290 so that they lead to a natural point, which in this case is  in bar 291). The repetition of the indication present in GE1 (→FE→EE) in bar 287, unjustified in this context, signalises a possible mistake. An alternative suggestion is based on a less likely assumption that Chopin, while proofreading GE1, wanted to move  to bar 287, but the proofreading was implemented only partially.  

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 305-308

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

dolciss. - - in A

dolciss. in GE (→FE→EE)

dolciss. - - [-] suggested by the editors
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The absence of the dashes marking the range of the dolciss. indication must be an inaccuracy of GE (→FE→EE). In the main text, we extend the dashes to the end of the passage.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 311

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

 in A (→GE) & EE2 (→EE3)

 in FE (literal reading→EE1)

 (contextual interpretation of FE), our alternative suggestion
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The placement of the dynamic marking in FE (→EE1) –  before the 2nd triplet in the bar – suggests a mistake. The Chopinesque proofreading entry could have been misinterpreted; it could have been  or even  if the original  was overlooked in the proof copy. In the first case, the composer's intention would be , which we include as an additional possibility. According to us, a possible change of the correctly printed  to  is highly unlikely.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE