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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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Issues : EE inaccuracies

b. 31-32

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

3-note slur in A (→GE)

5-note slur in FE

Imprecise slur in EE
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In the main text we give the slur of A (→GE). Due to the careless work of the engravers, the slurs in FE and EE are certainly erroneous.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , EE inaccuracies

b. 65

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

Long accent in A

 in GE1

 in FE

 in EE & GE2
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The sign in A is a typical long accent. In GE1 it was moved to the end of the triplet, so it is unknown which note it concerns (the engraver most probably considered it a  hairpin). In the remaining editions, the placement and size of the sign were subject to further arbitrary changes although the notations of EE and GE2 are generally similar to the notation of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies

b. 98-103

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

4 long accents in A & GE2

Long accent & 3 short ones in GE1

2 long accents in FE

2 short accents in EE
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In the main text we give accents in the L.H. in bars 98-99 and 102-103 after A and GE2, modelled after it. All differences between the remaining editions can be attributed to mistakes (oversight of signs in bars 98 and 103 in FE and EE, based on it) or inaccuracies (changes of the length of the accents). As a consequence, one can consider only the accent in bar 98 in GE1 and both accents in FE (bars 99 and 102) to be compliant with Chopin's notation; the accents, although unobvious at the first sight, as far as the type of the employed accent is concerned, are clearly longer than the short accents in bar 118, present on the same page.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies

b. 114-116

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

Long accents in A (→GE→FE)

Short accents in EE
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The long accents in bars 114 and 116, perfectly reproduced in GE, are not equally legible in FE, although the difference with respect to the short accents in bar 118 is clear. In EE they were considered common, short accents.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies

b. 152

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

Slur to minim in A (→GE→FE)

Slur over triplet in EE
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The slur embracing only the quaver triplet is an inaccuracy of revision of EE. The same slur was added also in the L.H. – see bars 145-160.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , EE inaccuracies