Issues : Long accents

b. 456

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

Short accent in A & GE2

Long accent in GE1

 in FE (→EE)

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The short accent in A was reproduced in GE1 as a long one, since the engravers were probably convinced that they were a diminuendo hairpin. This is how it was interpreted in FE (→EE), extending the mark to the end of the triplet, "for clarity." The form of the sign compliant with A was restored in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 485-486

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

 &  in A, literal reading

 & > in A, contextual interpretation

 & > in GE1

 & > in FE

 &  in EE

 in GE2

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According to us, the virtuoso panache and brilliance require rather accents than diminuendos, hence in the main text we interpret all marks of A as accents (long and short). The  marks printed in GE (→FEEE), even longer than in the notation of A, hinder the interpretation of a possible intention of the composer even more. Shift of the accent at the end of bar 485 must be an inaccuracy of the engravers of GE1 and FE1.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

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

b. 486-487

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

No marks in A (→GE)

Different accents in FE, literal reading

Short accents in EE

Long accents suggested by the editors

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There is no reason to doubt the authenticity of the accents added in the proofreading of FE (→EE) on in bar 486 and on in bar 487. In turn, it is not clear what kind of accents Chopin had in mind, since it is difficult to assume that he would have liked to differentiate between them. According to us, it is long accents that are more likely, since a shift of the shorter sign (in bar 486) may indicate that the accent written by Chopin was longer than the one printed in FE. However, it is only a suspicion, hence both the long accents suggested in the main text and the short accents in EE may be considered equal variants.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 487

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

Long accent in A, literal reading

Short accent in A (possible interpretation→GEFEEE)

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The accent in A at the beginning of the bar, considered in the context of this bar, is long, yet compared with the marks in the two previous bars, it may also be interpreted as a short one.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 494-501

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

8 long accents in A

7 short & 1 long accents in GE1

7 short accents in FE

8 short accents in EE & GE2

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Out of eight long accents written in A, GE1 reproduced in this form only the mark in bar 497, which is naturally an accidental inaccuracy. The mark in this bar is slightly longer also in FE (→EE); however, the difference is so small that it is difficult to consider it meaningful. In GE2 all accents were unified.
FE omitted the last mark, in bar 501, most probably due to an oversight. The accent was added in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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