mUltimate Chopin

Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

Text Compare Notes Sources Description

Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 43

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

..

A is missing the  before the penultimate semiquaver (b). Chopin noticed this patent inaccuracy while proofreading FE, yet initially the sign was erroneously inserted before the last note (d1), which was reproduced in GE1 (→GE2). In the last proofreading of FE (→EE), the  was moved to the right place, a relevant addition was also introduced in GE. In GE3 (→GE4), the superfluous sign before d1 was removed.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 44

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

..

In A there is no  raising f to f in the 7th semiquaver in the bar. This patent oversight was corrected in FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 44-46

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

No fingering in A

Fingering in FE (→GE)

EE
..

The fingering added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE) was slightly modified by Fontana in EE. Lack of indication of the 1st finger in the L.H. in bar 44 may also be a mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 47

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

Triad in A

Third in FE (→GE,EE)
..

While proofreading FE (→GE,EE), Chopin removed e from the chord at the beginning of the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 47-51

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

No pedalling in A

Pedalling in FE (→EE)

GE

Our variant suggestion
..

The pedalling in these bars was added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→EE). The first  mark was placed only in bar 48, which is most probably a mistake. In GE the mark was moved to the end of bar 47, in accordance with the harmonic sense. We suggest a similar correction in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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