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Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

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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

b. 76

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

No accidental (e1) in A (→FE→GE1,EE3)

Flat in GE2 (→GE3→GE4) & EE4

Natural suggested by the editors
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The flat added in GE2 (→GE3→GE4) is certainly non-authentic. Moreover, there is no reason to suppose Chopin's oversight, as e1 is harmonically more justified than e1 due to the dominant harmony of the next bar. Chopin would frequently use this type of harmonic advances in figurations. In order to avoid doubts in the main text, we add a cautionary . The revision of subsequent GE,s was repeated in EE4.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 77

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

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In A there are no accidentals before the upper minim in the L.H. at the beginning of the bar and before the penultimate semiquaver in the R.H. First of these undeniable oversights was corrected already in FE (→GE,EE), the second – only in GE.

In A the flat before the 5th semiquaver (e4) is arranged clearly too low, at the level of b3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , Accidental below/above the note , Last key signature sign

b. 77

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

Dotted minim in A

Semibreve in FE (→GE,EE)
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In the main text we preserve the precisely differentiated duration of particular elements of the chord written in A. In FE (→GE,EE) the B note was erroneously attributed the value of a semibreve. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Different values of chord components

b. 77-78

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

Tie to c in A

Tie in FE, literal reading

Interpretation of tie in FE, tie in GE & EE4

Slur in EE3
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In the main text we give the notation of A, in which the sustained c note does not raise any doubts. In spite of this, in FE the tie was inaccurately reproduced (only in bar 78 in the new line of the text) and with a mistake (it reaches F), so that in none of the remaining editions the correct text was guessed. We consider the version of GE and EE4 to be a natural interpretation of FE. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions