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Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

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Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 74

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

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FE1 has an erroneous D as the 6th semiquaver, which was corrected in FE2. In GE and EE relevant revisions were also performed.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 74

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

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At the beginning of the bar A have  before e1. The unjustified in this context sign was removed in the last proofreading of FE (→EE), not included in GE.
Also the  before the 3rd semiquaver in bar 75 is not justified with the previous flow of the music, yet we leave it due to e in the L.H. appearing in the middle of the bar. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , Last key signature sign

b. 74

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

Slur in A

Literal reading of slur in FE (→GE,EE)

Possible interpretation of slur in FE

Our alternative suggestion
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Same as in the case of accents, the difference between the slur of A and the one of FE (→GE,EE) is too big to be attributed only to the engraver's negligence. The mark visible in the editions probably appeared as a result of Chopin's proofreading, yet its range, unrelated to the natural voice-leading, suggests that the composer's annotation could have been misinterpreted. Therefore, in the main text we give the undoubtedly authentic notation of A, considering the literal reading and interpretation of the slur of FE as almost equal alternative possibilities. In addition, we give another possible reading of the slur in FE, inspired by the accent appearing in that edition, and combined with the probably overlooked slur and accent of A.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 75-76

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

No pedalling in A

Pedalling in FE (→GE1)

EE & GE2 (→GE3→GE4)

Our suggestion
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Chopin added the pedalling of these bars while proofreading FE (→GE,EE). We add the  mark, omitted in FE (→GE1) in bar 75, in accordance with the harmonic sense. The addition was also performed in EE and GE2 (→GE3→GE4), yet adding the  mark earlier, already in the middle of the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 75-78

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

Fingering in A

FE (→GE)

EE
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The fingering of this fragment, marked in a quite detailed way already in A, was specified by Chopin in the last proofreading of FE (→GE). A few further indications to this last version were also added by Fontana in EE. See also bar 78.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE