Issues : GE revisions

b. 1

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

Slur from 1st note of bar in A & GE2

Slur from quavers in GE1 (→FEEE)

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The later start of the slur could have been introduced by Chopin in the proofreading of GE1 (→FEEE) – cf. other motifs of this theme with identical rhythm, e.g. in bars 3 and 25. However, in the main text we start the slur from the 1st note of the bar, in accordance with A, since the authenticity of the version of GE1 is uncertain.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of GE , Corrected slurs of Op. 21 in GE1

b. 4-28

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

No slurs in A

Slurs in bars 12 & 28 in GE1 (→FE)

3 slurs in EE

3 slurs in GE2

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In bars 4, 12 and 28 there are no slurs in the part of the L.H. in A. These are the same bars in which pedalling signs are missing. While writing the fourth, last bar of the accompaniment based on alternating use of two schemes, Chopin could have already been thinking about the next bar, structured differently. In GE1 (→FE) slurs were added in bars 12 and 28, in both cases repeating a slur used two bars earlier (in particular in bar 12 the erroneous slur from bar 10 was repeated). According to us, it indicates an action of the reviser. In EE and GE2 a slur was added also in bar 4, whereas in GE2 the slur in bar 12 was corrected. We give the last version in the main text, since the absence of slurs in the discussed bars must be an inaccuracy of notation.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

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. 5-6

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

Slur in A & GE2

Slur c1-b in GE1

Slur c1-d1 in FE

2 slurs in EE

Our alternative suggestion, slur a-b

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The vague placement of the slur in GE1 – it can be seen as a slur of c1-d1 (literal interpretation) or c1-b (interpretation of FE) or even a-b – points to a possibility of the engraver's mistake. Due to this reason, in the main text we present the unquestionable slur of A. According to us, however, Chopin's proofreading cannot be excluded; it could have been inaccurately implemented by the engraver. In this case, we consider the slur of a-b to be a version probably intended by Chopin. The version of EE is most probably arbitrary, whereas GE2 restored the text of A

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

b. 6

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

3 staccato dots in A & GE2

4 dots in GE1 (→FEEE1EE2)

6 dots in EE3

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The dot over c3, present in GE1 (→FEEE), could have been added by Chopin. According to us, however, an inaccuracy of the engraver is more likely; therefore, in the main text we adhere to the version of A. In GE2 the additional dot was omitted, whereas in EE3 two dots more were added to four dots of EE2, hence all quavers in this bar are provided with dots (probably by analogy with bar 330).

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issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of GE