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b. 3

composition: Op. 10 No 12, Etude in C minor

Dot in A (→FE→GE1,EE)

No mark in GE2 (→GE3→GE4)
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In GE2 (→GE3→GE4) the staccato dot was omitted.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 3

composition: Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

No  b1 in A (→FE→EE)

Additional b1 w GE
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The additional b1 note in GE is most probably a mistake. In A Chopin wrote analogous bar 35 too, also without this note.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 3-4

composition: Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

in A

No pedalling in FE (→GE,EE) 

Our suggestion
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In Chopin's notation, the  marks which are not followed by  usually appear at the end of the pieces. In other situations it is mostly a result of an oversight, yet sometimes it seems that Chopin wanted to emphasise a performance of a given fragment with pedal but without a precise indication of each movement of the leg. This is the situation we are probably facing in this place, as the marks of a pedal depressed on each quaver could simply occupy too much space. In order to avoid any ambiguity, in the main text we add con. In the editions the pedal mark was omitted. Cf. bars 11-12.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , No pedal release mark

b. 3-4

composition: Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

Slur in A

Slurs in FE (literal reading)

Slurs in GE & EE
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In FE the slur in bar 3 (last one in the line) ends on the last note in the bar. The mistake contributed to the fact that bar 4 was embraced with a separate slur in GE and EE. In the main text we give the only correct and authentic slur of A. In bars 11-12 the version was faultlessly reproduced in all sources.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 3-11

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

No pedalling in A

Pedalling in FE (→GE1)

GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5)

EE

Our alternative suggestion
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Pedalling in bar 3 and analog., added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE, is inconsistent (bars 3 and 51 have all marks, yet they are differently distributed) and partially incomplete (in bar 11 there is only the  sign at the beginning of the bar). The second  sign in bar 3, misplaced in FE (→EE), is interpreted by us as falling on the 4th quaver in the bar; it was equally recreated in GE. In the main text we give a pedalling addition in bar 11 on the basis of bar 3, a similar action was taken in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5). As an alternative solution, in both bars we propose a pedalling based on bar 51. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , No pedal release mark