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Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

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Issues : Errors in FE

b. 80

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

No accidentals in A & GE1

 e3 in FE (→EE)

Two flats in GE2 (→GE3→GE4)

 &  suggested by the editors
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Determining the sound of the 2nd and 14th semiquavers poses some difficulties. According to us, Chopin had in mind e3 and e2, respectively, same as in similar bar 76. In A, however, he forgot to insert a  before the 2nd note, such kind of oversights belongs to his most frequent mistakes – cf., e.g., bar 79. The version was included in GE1 through FE's review copy. The natural added in the last proofreading of FE (→EE) is probably an overlooked mistake of the engraver, one of a number of such mistakes committed in the Etudes and other pieces. The flats in subsequent GE,s are certainly an arbitrary addition.  

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 83

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

No fingering in A

Fingering in FE (→GE)

EE, FED & FES
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The fingering digit added over the 5th semiquaver ('1') in a proofreading of FE (→GE) is erroneous, which is revealed by comparison with analogous figures in bars 81 and 83. The conclusion is confirmed by corrections in FED and FES written with pencil. The correct digit '2' is also in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , Annotations in FES , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 85-89

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

Slur in A

No slur in FE (→GE,EE)
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Lack of the slur in the editions is most probably a result of negligence of the engraver of FE (→GE,EE). While proofreading FE, Chopin added sempre legatiss. in bar 85, yet according to us, this indication does not exclude the use of a slur.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 86

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

3rd finger in A & EE

5th finger in FE (→GE)

Our variant suggestion
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It is hard to determine whether the change of the fingering digit '1', which occurred between A and FE (→GE), is a result of Chopin's correction or the engraver's error. Both fingering solutions are natural and comfortable, hence we include both in the main text, with affinity toward the undoubtedly authentic fingering of A. It is the fingering of EE that draws attention, in which Fontana changed the indication included in FE to the one Chopin wrote in A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 89

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

Numeral '1' in A

No fingering in FE (→GE,EE)
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The omission of the fingering digit in FE (→GE,EE) is probably an accident. Cf. the note on the rhythmic error.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE