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Nineteenth century piano concerti typically allow for improvisation in the cadenza section.

Nineteenth century piano concerti typically allow there to be improvisation in the cadenza section.

This is a subtle distinction. We use "A allows B to do X" for a person or legal document that gives formal permission of some kind ("the law allows me to do X"). When a thing has room for something or can accommodate something, we use the idiom "to allow for X.", so the usage of the idiom in the first choice is appropriate.

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