Issues : Errors in GE

b. 5-6

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

Tied crotchet f1 in A & GE2

Tied minim f1 in GE1

No crotchet f1 in chord in EE

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The version of GE1 (→FE) generally indicates the same performance as the version of A – the fcrotchet in the last chord in bar 5 is not tied, hence it is to be played, whereas it is the minim in bar 6 that is to be sustained. This kind of unclear notation must be a mistake, yet it is uncertain whether the mistake was committed at the time of engraving the text of A or at the time of implementing the proofreading ordered by Chopin. If we assume that only a part of the ordered corrections was implemented – a dot extending the minim in bar 5 and a longer tie were added, whereas fwas not removed from the chord on the 3rd crotchet of the bar – the aim of a possible proofreading could have been the version given in EE. In the face of the above doubts, in the main text we present the correct text of A, whose authenticity is unquestionable. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Placement of markings , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of GE , Partial corrections

b. 11

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

Sixth in A & GE2

f2 in GE1

a1-f2 in FE (→EE)

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The a1-fgrace note is written inaccurately in A – the fragment of the stem combining both notes of the sixth is missing. It most probably contributed to the omission of the bottom note, a1, in GE1. The mistake was corrected by Chopin in FE (→EE) analogously to bar 27, a solution we adopt in the main text. The version of A can be considered an equal variant, since, although being earlier, it was never directly replaced by Chopin.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

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

b. 16

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

Octave in A & GE2

Only f in GE1 (→FEEE)

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Omitting the note at the beginning of the bar in GE1 (→FEEE), representing the cello part, is certainly an oversight of the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 29-32

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

8 wedges in A

7 dots in GE1 (→FEEE)

8 dots in GE2

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Eight staccato signs on the first crotchets in these bars (in both hands) are clearly wedges in A (only the sign in the L.H. in bar 30 could be considered a dot, in another context). In spite of this, the editions reproduced them as dots, which is a simplification characteristic of the engraver of GE1, uncorrected in any of the remaining editions. The absence of the sign in the R.H. in bar 31 is a patent oversight of GE1 (→FEEE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in GE , Wedges

b. 30-32

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

Small notes in A & GE2

Regular notes in GE1 (→FEEE)

Small notes suggested by the editors

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The simplified notation of A, in which the dyads of the orchestral accompaniment of the solo part are separated only by a smaller font, confused the engraver of GE1 (→FEEE), who, not having noticed the difference in the size of the notes, engraved entire chords in a normal font. In FE in bars 374-376, not only did Chopin correct this mistake, but he also differentiate between the solo part and the accompaniment in a clearer manner. We employ the latter, being the latest and constituting a significant improvement, also here. A text of the solo part compliant with Chopin's intention appeared in print for the first time in the National Edition.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Omitted correction of an analogous place