There is no clear reason to doubt the authenticity of the diminuendo indication included in EE, although one cannot entirely exclude it being added by the reviser under the influence of analogy with bars 15-16. It seems to be much more likely that Chopin overlooked the discussed place, adding the performance indications in GC – bar 33 is the first on the new page of the manuscript, which could have distracted the composer.
In the main text we include the indication of EE, yet in the form in which Chopin would write similar indications in GC (division into syllables, although sometimes used by Chopin, does not seem to be authentic in EE of this Etude).
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