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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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Issues : Errors of A

b. 433

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

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In A the notation of accidentals in this bar is inaccurate:

  • there is only one  before the 1st chord in the R.H.; moreover, it is written in such a way that one cannot be certain which note it concerns (we assume that it is d3),
  • in each of the triplets, a  is only before the 1st note,
  • no  before the bottom note of the third in the L.H. on the 3rd beat of the bar.

The necessary signs were added already in GE1 (→FE); however, the  before the bottom note of the octave in the L.H. at the beginning of the bar was overlooked. EE and GE2 feature the correct notation.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Accidental below/above the note

b. 435-436

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

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In A, Chopin wrote the final section of figuration in this phrase (from e2), as if he thought the majority of the previously introduced accidentals to be still valid – he put flats only before the 3rd and 7th quavers in bar 436. In the latter, signs were added in GE (→FE→EE), yet the  at the end of the previous bar – only in EE. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Errors of A

b. 454-462

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

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There is no  restoring g2 on the 3rd beat of bars 454 and 462 in A (→GE→FE). The patent mistake was corrected only in EE.

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. 455

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

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In A the only accidental before the 1st chord in the R.H. is the cautionary  before e2. From the musical point of view, the version with d3 would be possible, yet a comparison with analogous bar 425 and a  of d3 added – probably by Chopin – already in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2) prove Chopin's mistake. Chopin committed the same mistake in a similar context in bar 423.
In the main text we omit the unjustified  before e2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of GE , Last key signature sign

b. 456-464

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

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In A there are no flats restoring b1 in the last chord in the L.H. in bars 456 and 464. These patent mistakes were corrected already in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2), perhaps by Chopin.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of GE