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Issues : Authentic corrections in GC

b. 1

composition: Op. 25 No 9, Etude in G♭ major

 

in FE

in EE
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All three source indications of the tempo-character are almost certainly authentic (vivace and assai – certainly, non tanto – highly likely). It means that Chopin changed his mind on this issue at least twice, yet the order of the changes is unknown – we only know that assai is later than vivace, as in GC there is a relevant correction. Chopin's hesitation concerned rather terminology than the actual tempo of the Etude, as the later added metronome tempo is the same for all three indications. The choice of one of them is then of a minor practical meaning. In the main text we give assai, with which Chopin replaced vivace, which seems to correspond better to the fast (for the rhythm and texture used in the Etude) tempo indicated by the metronome.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Chopin's hesitations , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 1-8

composition: Op. 25 No 9, Etude in G♭ major

Accents in GC (→GE) & EE

No marks in FE
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The accents in GC (→GE) were added by Chopin, at the same time replacing a few   signs in bars 1-4. The missing accents in FE must be considered as Chopin's inaccuracy. See also bar 8.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections in GC

b. 1

composition: Op. 25 No 11, Etude in A minor

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The  indication was added by Chopin in GC (→GE). It was most probably similarly in the two remaining Stichvorlage manuscripts of the Etude, serving as base texts for FE and EE.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Authentic corrections in GC

b. 1

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

in GC & GE2

No marking in FE (→EE) & GE1
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The absence of  in FE (→EE) must be considered an inaccuracy of notation. Most likely, it is a non-corrected oversight of the engraver, although one cannot entirely exclude the possibility that the sign was added by Chopin in GC. In turn, no  in GE1 is a patent oversight. See also bars 5 and 18-19.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: No initial dynamic marking , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 1

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

 in GC (→GE)

No marking in FE (→EE)
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It is hard to state which of the performance indications at the beginning of the Scherzo –  in GC (→GE) or the accent in FE (→EE) – is later. Since both signs do not appear simultaneously in any of the sources, we do not try to combine them, while in the main text we adopt the version of the base source, i.e. FE (without , only the accent).

Before the 1st crotchet of the piece, in GC one can see a deleted indication, probably risoluto.   

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Alterations in GC , Authentic corrections in GC