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Op. 25 No 10, Etude in B minor

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b. 56

composition: Op. 25 No 10, Etude in B minor

No tie in GC (→GE1) & GE3

d-e tie in FE, EE & GE2
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The missing slur combining d and e in GC (→GE1) is most probably the copyist's mistake – in the analogous bar 76 a relevant slur is present in GC. Both the addition of the slur in GE2 and its removal in GE3 are arbitrary changes, harmonising both places. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 60

composition: Op. 25 No 10, Etude in B minor

Quaver b in GC (→GE) & EE1

Crotchet d1 in FE & EE2

Crotchet & quaver in EE3
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The extension of d1 in the 5th octave and deletion of b in the 6th quaver are the last of the changes, introduced probably in the proofreading of FE, separating an additional melodic line within the octaves. EE2 adopted the changes, yet EE3 – most probably under the influence of GE – reintroduced the b note. Similarly in bar 80.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 66

composition: Op. 25 No 10, Etude in B minor

 (error) in GC (→GE1)

 in FE & EE

 in GE2 (→GE3)
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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Rhythmic errors , Errors of GC

b. 70

composition: Op. 25 No 10, Etude in B minor

Dotted minim f in GC & EE

Dotted minim with tie in FE

Minim in GE1

Dotted crotchet in GE2 (→GE3)
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It is hard to state whether the lack of extending dot of f in GE1 is a revision – by analogy to bar 50 – or a mistake. The version of GE2 (→GE3) does not find justification in the sources.

It is also unclear how the tie sustaining f in FE is to be considered. It could be Chopin proofreading, yet also an earlier version or even a mistake, as the tie is absent both in analogous bars 50-51 and the remaining sources. Therefore, we do not include it in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 76

composition: Op. 25 No 10, Etude in B minor

d-e tie in GC (→GE1→GE2), FE & EE

No tie in GE3
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Deletion of the tie of d-e in GE3 is a result of a revision aiming at harmonising bars 56 and 76, this time on the basis of the version of GC in bar 56.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions