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Op. 25 No 4, Etude in A minor

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p. 2, b. 17-32
p. 1, b. 1-16
p. 2, b. 17-32
p. 3, b. 33-48
p. 4, b. 49-65
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FC - Fontana's Copy
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected reprint of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE1a - Corrected reprint of GE1
GE1b - Flawed impression of GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Revised impression of GE2
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Corrected reprint of EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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FC - Fontana's Copy
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FE2 - Corrected reprint of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE1a - Corrected reprint of GE1
GE1b - Flawed impression of GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Revised impression of GE2
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EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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  b. 27

Short slur in A (→FE) & EE1 (→EE2)

Longer slur in FC (→GE)

Both slurs in EE3

The visible in A (→FE) and EE little slur in the 2nd half of the bar was overlooked in FC (→GE). Instead of that, Chopin added in this copy a longer slur, embracing the entire bar. The slur was introduced also in EE3, thanks to which the edition, as the only source, presents the closest to Chopin's intention version of the rhythm and slurring in this bar. In the main text, we omit the shorter slur, as, according to us, Chopin replaced it with the added longer one. Moreover, the notation of A is ambiguous – it is not clear which components of the chords were supposed to be embraced with it – we assume that they were b1 and a1. 

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FC

notation: Slurs

Missing markers on sources: FC, A, EE1, EE2, EE3, FE1, FE2, GE3, FED, FEJ, FES, GE1, GE1a, GE2, GE1b
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