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b. 6

composition: Op. 10 No 7, Etude in C major

 in A

  in FE (→GE,EE3)

Three hairpins in EE4

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A has only a  mark in the 2nd half of the bar, while FE (→GE,EE3) only   marks in the 1st half. The marks added in the 1st half of the bar are undoubtedly a result of Chopin's proofreading, however, it is not entirely clear in the case of the mark omitted in the 2nd half of the bar. Therefore, in the main text we include the addition performed in FE (interpreting the  mark as continuation of the previous one), yet we do not entirely renounce the hairpins written in A (cf. bar 7). A similar solution was introduced in EE4.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE , Hairpins denoting continuation

b. 6-8

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

Slur in AI

Slurs in A, interpretation

Slur in FE (→GE,EE)
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The range and meaning of the slurs of A is not entirely clear. In the main text we give the graphically and musically unambiguous slur of FE (→GE,EE), which is probably a result of Chopin's proofreading. The short slur of AI is probably fragmented (cf. bars 2-4).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 6-7

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slurs in A

Slurs in GC (→GE)

One slur in FE & EE
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In GC (→GE) the breath in the slur was moved to the turn of bars 6 and 7, due to inaccurate notation of GC. The continuous slur in FE and EE is also most easily attributed to an inaccurate interpretation of A, although the coincidence of two editions is puzzling here.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 6-8

composition: Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major

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The cautionary  before e2 at the beginning of bar 6 was added in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE). In the main text we still add a few cautionary signs in bar 8 – flats before a2 on the 3rd and a1 on the 5th quavers, as well as a  before f2 on the 6th quaver. The flats were already added in GE2 (→GE3→GE4), while the first of them also in EE4.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 6

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

No fingering in AI, A & FE (→GE)

Fingering written into FED

Fingering in EE
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In the main text we include the fingering written by Chopin in FED. The abundant fingering of Fontana in EE includes, among others, an identical indication of double use of the 4th finger.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED