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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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b. 352

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

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The layout of the notes in A suggests that the group of quavers initially included only four notes: .

category imprint: Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Main-line changes

b. 353-354

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

b3 repeated in A (→GE)

b3 tied in FE (→EE)
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According to us, the tie of b3 is a result of a mistake of the engraver of FE (→EE). It would be difficult to assume that Chopin would have liked to deprive this figure of its initial fourth that is key for capturing the relationship to the antithetic figure, beginning with a fifth, in the preceding bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 397-398

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

c2 tied in A, FE (→EE) & GE2

c2 repeated in GE1
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The engraver of GE1 did not understand the notation of A and omitted both ties of c2. The mistake was corrected in FE (→EE), probably by Chopin. The correct interpretation of A was introduced also in GE2. See also bars 401-403.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 399

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

c2 tied in A, FE (→EE) & GE2

c2 repeated in GE1
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category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 401-403

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

Ties to c2 in A & GE2

Tie & slur in GE1

Slur in bar 401-402 in FE1

Slurs in FE2

Double slur in bars 401-402 in EE1

3 slurs in EE2 (→EE3)
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The ties of c2 were reproduced in the editions with errors (similarly as in analogous bars 57-59 and 397-399). In GE1 only the first of them was placed at the right pitch, whereas the second combined the e2 and f2 notes. The ties were further deformed in FE1 – the first one runs from e2 to a2, whereas the second one was omitted. In addition, FE (→EE) overlooked c2 at the beginning of bar 402. In FE2 a g1-a1 slur was added in bars 402-403, which can be seen as an inaccurately performed Chopinesque proofreading. The tie was not included in EE, which can mean that it was added in the last phase of proofreading. The versions of EE1 and EE2 (→EE3) are certainly a result of arbitrary revisions. In the main text we give the only undoubtedly authentic version of A, reproduced correctly only in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE