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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 296

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

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In FE1 the last note of the triplet is printed a third higher, by mistake, as a b1. The mistake was corrected in FE2, perhaps by Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 311

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

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In A (→GE1) naturals are written only before the 1st quaver in the L.H. and the 2nd quaver in the R.H. FE added a  before the 4th quaver in the L.H. (possible Chopin's proofreading), whereas GE2 – both necessary naturals in the L.H. It is only EE that includes the correct text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in A

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

b. 329

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

No sign in A (→GE)

 in FE (→EE)
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The  sign may be a mistake of the engraver of FE (→EE). However, Chopin's proofreading cannot be entirely excluded: it may be that the composer wanted to prevent the next fragment from being performed without pedal or, which is more likely, he was thinking about a short pedal encompassing the octave leap of the top voice in the R.H.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE , No pedal release mark

b. 330-331

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

b-d1 repeated in A (→GE)

b-d1 tied in FE (→EE)
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The tie of the b-d1 third is probably a Chopinesque correction, introduced in the proofreading of FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE