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Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

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b. 2-6

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

No slurs in A (→FE→EE3)

Slur in GE & EE4

Our suggestion
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We suggest to complete the slurs after Chopin's marks in analogous bars 16 and 20. In bar 6 the slur was already added in GE and EE4.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 2

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

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In A there are visible traces of deleting the original version of the 1st quaver in the L.H. It seems that its notation did not go beyond the staff, it could have been, e.g., the F-c fifth. 

category imprint: Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A

b. 2-6

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

Slurs in A, contextual interpretation

Different interpretation of slurs in A

No slurs in FE (→GE,EE)
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The range and possible divisions of slurs in A are unclear. We suggest two possible interpretations. Perhaps it was the uncertainty concerning this issue that was the reason for the omission of the slurs in bars 3-5 in FE (→GE,EE). In this kind of rhythmically homogeneous, virtuoso figuration, possible breaks in slurs on the main beats of the bar do not influence the performance.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 4

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

No mark in A (→FE→EE)

Wedge in GE
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In GE the d note was provided with a wedge, probably by analogy to bar 2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 4-6

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

Fingering in A

FE (→GE)

EE3

EE4
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In the main text we give the fingering of the L.H., written by Chopin in A. In FE (→GE) the '3' digit was overlooked in bar 5, which is almost certainly an oversight. In EE Fontana completed the fingering at the beginning of bar 5, adding digits for each note. EE3 erroneously features '2' as the 1st digit in bar 4 (it may be a mistake related to the transcription of the "continental" fingering system to the "British" one – cf. General Editorial Principles, p. 10).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in EE