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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 206

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

 in A (possible interpretation) & GE2

 in A (literal interpretation→GE1→FE→EE)
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The moment of beginning the  hairpin in A intended by Chopin is unclear. The sign starts clearly before the bar line of bar 206, the first one on a new page, which suggests that it began still in the previous bar; however, it does not allow to determine the precise location of the beginning of the sign. GE1 (→FE→EE) considered it simply an inaccuracy, which could be right. GE2 adopted a solution similar to the one adopted to the main text – beginning of the sign after the last note in bar 205. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 207-208

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

Long accents in A

Short accents in GE (→FE→EE)
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The change of the clearly long accents in A to short ones is certainly a result of an inaccuracy of GE (→FE→EE). The sign in bar 207 was initially written over the top stave in A, and then deleted and replaced with an accent between the parts of both hands.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Corrections in A

b. 213

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

Staccato dot in A & GE2

No mark in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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No staccato dot is a patent mistake of GE1 (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 214-216

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

Long accents in A

Accent &  in GE1 (→FE→EE)

Different accents in GE2
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The signs under the chords in the L.H. in bars 214 and 216 in A are typical long accents. In GE (→FE→EE) the first of them was reproduced as a short accent, whereas the second one as a . In GE2 the latter was shortened – most probably after A – so it can be considered a long accent.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 218

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

Slur in A (literal reading→GE→FE→EE)

Long accent in A (contextual interpretation)
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According to us, it is unclear whether the bar is to be considered analogous to bars 214 and 216 or to 219 and 220. In the first case, the sign written in A under the chord in the L.H. is to be considered a long accent; we assume this interpretation, resulting from the structure of the phrases in the R.H., in the main text. In the second case, the sign would be a diminuendo (), which, both here and in the next bars, has a function of an accent.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents