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Issues : Cautionary accidentals

b. 1

composition: Op. 25 No 7, Etude in C♯ minor

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We add a cautionary  before b. A similar addition was already added in GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 1-2

composition: Op. 28 No. 18, Prelude in F minor

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In A in both bars Chopin wrote and then crossed out the flats (cautionary?) before the 1st d quaver.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Deletions in A , Last key signature sign

b. 2-6

composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

Triad & fifth in CLI

Triads in Ap & FE (→GE,EE)
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The fifth on the 3rd beat of bars 2 and 6 in CLI is probably the original version. The c1 notes were originally absent also in FE, as in both bars Chopin added them in FEcor. Chopin hesitated in which places to put the cautionary naturals before c1, which can already be seen in FEcor, where before the triad on the 2nd beat of bar 2, a  was written and then deleted. Eventually, FE (→EE2→EE3) has a sign before the triad on the 3rd beat of the bar, which we adopt to the main text in all analogous bars. GE1 (→GE1a) has a  before the 1st triad in both bars, while in the later editions arbitrary additions were also performed in this respect.

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

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of FE , Uncertain notes on ledger lines

b. 2-6

composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

No naturals in CLI, Ap & FEcor

Naturals in FE (→GE,EE) 

Our suggestion
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In bars 2 and 6 in one of the last proofreadings of FE (→GE,EE) cautionary naturals before c2 in the chord at the end of the bar were added. According to us, accidentals in those places are actually unjustified, yet due to their probable authenticity, we suggest to consider the first of them.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 2

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

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In FED there is an added  before a2 in the chord at the beginning of the bar. We also believe that it is advisable in this place, thus we give it in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Cautionary accidentals