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b. 4

composition: Op. 10 No 9, Etude in F minor

No marking in AI & FE (→GE,EE)

 in A

Our variant suggestion
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Omission of  in FE (→GE,EE) is rather a result of the engraver's distraction than Chopin's proofreading. The composer, who in two other places in the Etude – in bar 48 and 56 – added  when proofreading FE, could have accepted the lack of this indication. Therefore, we suggest a variant solution. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 4

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

No mark in A (→FE→EE)

Wedge in GE
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In GE the d note was provided with a wedge, probably by analogy to bar 2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 4-6

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

Fingering in A

FE (→GE)

EE3

EE4
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In the main text we give the fingering of the L.H., written by Chopin in A. In FE (→GE) the '3' digit was overlooked in bar 5, which is almost certainly an oversight. In EE Fontana completed the fingering at the beginning of bar 5, adding digits for each note. EE3 erroneously features '2' as the 1st digit in bar 4 (it may be a mistake related to the transcription of the "continental" fingering system to the "British" one – cf. General Editorial Principles, p. 10).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in EE

b. 4-8

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

Fingering in A

FE (→GE)

EE
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Two digits written in A in bar 4 are generally enough to decipher Chopin's fingering in bars 1-8. While proofreading FE (→GE,EE), Chopin completed the hints so that each of the finger arrangements used in these bars included the written out precise fingering at least once. We give this fingering in the main text. In EE, Fontana additionally expanded the indications drawn from FE. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 4-8

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

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In A it can be seen that the crotchets in the middle of bars 4 (g) and 8 (f) were originally written as quavers after which relevant rests would follow.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A