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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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Issues : Last key signature sign

b. 388

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

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In the main text we omit the cautionary  before d3.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 413-415

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

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In the main text we omit the cautionary naturals before e2 at the beginning of bars 413 and 415 and before e1 in bar 413. Although the change of key to F major was confirmed by the key signature, on a number of occasions, Chopin wrote unjustified naturals before e notes also later – cf. e.g. bars 424 or 428.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 422

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

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In the sources, the cautionary  at the beginning of the bar is before B in the bass, yet it is absent before b2 in the R.H., where it is more justified. It seems that Chopin did not combine these two elements:

  • the sign in the R.H. did not seem to be necessary, same as the  returning g2 on the 3rd beat of this bar was overlooked – Chopin heard and wrote both voices independently.
  • the sign in the L.H. was copied while correcting this note from the original d, which makes it a momentum error – the correction is proved by a visible deletion of this note (see also corrections in analogous bars 461-462).

In the main text we remove the  in the L.H. and add it in the R.H.

category imprint: Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 424

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

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In the main text we omit the  before e1 in the last chord in the L.H. Cf. bars 413-415.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 428

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

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Differently than in analogous bar 426, there is no cautionary  before b in A (→GE1→FE→EE), yet there is a  before e1, unnecessary in this context. In GE2, a  was added to the . In the main text we give a more logical notation, used by Chopin in bar 426 as well as in two analogous places (bars 466 and 468).
The sources include a superfluous  also before e3 in the R.H. Cf. bars 413-415.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign