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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 464

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

Dotted crotchet in A (→GE)

Crotchet in FE (→EE)
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The missing dot extending the c1 crotchet is most probably a result of an oversight of the engraver of FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 469-470

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

Continuous slur in A

Separate slurs in GE1 (literal reading→FE→EE, →GE2)
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The slur over bar 470 is combined with the previous slur in A. GE1 reproduced it inaccurately – the ending of the slur in bar 469 suggests continuation, yet in bar 470, opening a new line, the slur runs only from the 1st quaver. Both FE (→EE) and GE2 interpreted it as separate slurs.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 481-484

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

- - - - in A

cresc. - - in GE

cresc. in FE (→EE)
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A has only dashes marking the range of an unspecified indication in these bars, most probably cresc. from bar 469 – see bars 475-480. The cresc. marking, appearing in GE (→FE→EE) at the beginning of bar 481, was added probably by Chopin as proofreading of incomplete indications of A, hence we give it in the main text.
Omission of dashes must be an inaccuracy of the engraver of FE (→EE). 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of GE

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 (→FE→EE), 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. 503-504

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

Continuous slur in A (→GE)

Separate slurs in FE (→EE)
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In GE1 (→FE), bar 503 is the last one in the line. However, contrary to GE1, the notation of the slur in FE is erroneous – the slur in bar 503 ends on the last quaver, although the beginning of the slur in bar 504 suggests continuation. EE interpreted it as an inaccuracy of the slur in bar 504 and separated the slur at the transition between these bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE