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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 57-58

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

Accents in A

No accents in GE1 (→FE→EE)

Rests & accents in GE2
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The accents, this time placed in A over the c2 minims, were most probably overlooked in GE1 (→FE→EE) (however, it cannot be excluded that the engraver omitted them while he was uncertain what they meant – e.g. if he was expecting rests in this place, he could have considered them quaver rests, which did not fit in with the remaining elements of the notation). GE2 precisely repeated the notation of bars 53-54 (see also the note on articulation in bars 57-59).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 64-65

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

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In A, there is no change of clef to treble in the part of the L.H. before the entrance of the solo piano in bar 65. This patent mistake was rectified in GE, yet the erroneous notation of A is to be found in FE, which suggests that the correction of GE1 was introduced in the last phase of proofreading. EE includes the correct text; the correct clef is written also in FEJ (the carelessly written sign does not allow to identify the person who wrote it; it was probably the owner of the copy, Ludwika Jędrzejewicz).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 65

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

Long accent in A

 in GE1

 in FE

 in EE & GE2
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The sign in A is a typical long accent. In GE1 it was moved to the end of the triplet, so it is unknown which note it concerns (the engraver most probably considered it a  hairpin). In the remaining editions, the placement and size of the sign were subject to further arbitrary changes although the notations of EE and GE2 are generally similar to the notation of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies

b. 70

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

Slashed grace note in A

Grace note without slash in GE1

Medium-size crotchet in FE

Normal-size crotchet in EE

Grace note without slash in GE2
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It is a very instructive example of how the accumulation of minor inaccuracies of subsequent editions transformed the acciaccatura in A into a regular crotchet in EE (the crotchet in FE is printed in a font of intermediary size, used in the orchestral part). All changes concerning the a1 note are most probably erroneous, whereas placing it over the rest in GE1 seems to have been forced by lack of space.
The fingering written in FED in the next two bars suggests that the fragment was developed in more details during lessons with Chopin. Therefore, one can ponder why the composer did not react to the erroneous notation of FED. According to us, performing the a1 as a crotchet could have been accepted by Chopin when phrased accordingly. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 73

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

Staccato dot in A & GE2

No mark in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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Oversight of the staccato dot, written clearly in A, is a mistake of GE1 (→FE→EE). The sign was added in GE2. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions