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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 481

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

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In the last chord in the L.H., A does not have signs returning g and b. This patent inaccuracy, probably caused by crossings-out and changes (the crossed out chord sounded e-a-c1-g1), was corrected already in GE (→FE→EE). EE added also a cautionary  before g3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors resulting from corrections , GE revisions , Errors of A

b. 482

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

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The cautionary  before e3 written in A (→GE1) is probably a remaining element of the original notation, in which the previous chord included e3. In FE (→EE) and GE2 the unnecessary sign was removed. EE added cautionary naturals before g1 and g2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 486

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

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A (→GE1→FE1) features a d2 as the last quaver. At the same time, one can see that initially the entire last triplet was written a second lower – c1-d1-d2. Chopin corrected the first two quavers and most probably overlooked the third one, being in haste. Such a scenario is confirmed by the proofreading of FE2 (→EE) – almost certainly authentic – in which the note was changed to e2. An identical correction was performed in GE2, too.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Corrections in A , Errors resulting from corrections , GE revisions , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 489-490

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

Semiquavers in A, contextual interpretation

24 demisemi­quavers in GE1 (→FE→EE)

24 demisemi­quavers in GE2
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In this place, Chopin wrote a combination of trill with tremolando (cf. 1st mov., bar 335) in a precise manner, with notes, determining even the number of touches (in each bar 3 groups of 4). However, he committed a mistake while marking their value as demisemiquavers instead of semiquavers, which may suggest twice the number of required notes. This is how this mistake was revised in GE (→FE→EE), increasing the number of touches to 8 in each of the groups. It resulted in an unreasonable notation, since it is impossible to perform a thick tremolando in the tempo marked by Chopin, or even close to the Chopinesque one.
According to us, it was the piano reality that induced Chopin to apply a different notation than in the aforementioned situation from the 1st mov. of the Concerto (used then two more times in the 1st mov. of the Concerto in E minor, op. 11) – using trill in the notation suggests a certain freedom in the choice of the number of performed oscillations, whereas in the discussed place the fast tempo does not allow such a freedom.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Rhythmic errors , Errors of A

b. 491

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

b in chord in A & GE2

No b in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The missing b in the chord on the 2nd crotchet is almost certainly a mistake of the engraver of GE1 (→FE→EE). The note was added in GE2 on the basis of the clear notation of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions