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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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Issues : Errors of A

b. 404

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

d2 in chord in A & GE2

No d2 in chord in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The version of GE1 (→FE→EE) is almost certainly erroneous – breaking the octave line of the topmost voice is totally unjustified in this case. Therefore, in the main text we preserve the version of A. This evaluation remains unchanged in the face of the addition of a , overlooked by Chopin, raising d3 to d3 in GE1, since it was most probably performed by the reviser (in A Chopin also overlooked the  raising d2 to d2).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A

b. 415-417

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

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In A, bars 415 (from the 2nd beat), 416 and the 1st quaver in bar 417 are written an octave lower, since they were not encompassed with the octave sign. This patent mistake was corrected – perhaps by Chopin – already in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors of A , Authentic corrections of GE

b. 422

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

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In A (→GE→FE) there is no  restoring g2 on the 3rd beat of this bar. This patent oversight – cf. analogous bar 414 – was corrected only in EE. An identical mistake is to be found in A also in the two remaining appearances of similar figures (bars 454 and 462). In this type of texture, Chopin considered both voices independently, to a significant extent, hence an alteration forming part of the chromatic progression in the top voice did not influence the notes of the bottom voice, constituting the harmonic base, in the internal hearing of the composer. Cf. numerous mistakes of this kind and inaccuracies in the Etude in A minor, op. 10 no. 2, e.g. in bars 1 and 5, as well as in an opposite situation in the 1st mov. of the Concerto, bars 302 and 304.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE

b. 422-423

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

e3 in A (literal reading→GE1→FE1)

e3 in A (contextual interpretation), FE2 (→EE) & GE2
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When interpreted literally, the version of A (→GE1→FE1) is certainly erroneous, although both bars are written in the same way for the second time (bars 462-463). It is proved by the B-g-d1-f1 chord (and not -e1) in the orchestra, played from the beginning of bar 422, and above all by the flats lowering e3 to e3, which were added in both bars in the proofreading of FE2 (→EE), almost certainly by Chopin. Flats were added also in GE2.
See also bar 423.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 423

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

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A does not have a  lowering d3 to d3 at the beginning of the bar. Chopin's patent oversight was corrected – perhaps by himself – already in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of GE