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Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 71-72

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

 in A (→FE→GE1)

  in EE & GE2 (→GE3→GE4)

Our suggestion
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In bar 71 the missing  mark after  is not striking in A, in which the pedalling is not precisely indicated. However, in FE (→GE,EE) Chopin added indications in adjacent bars, hence in the main text we suggest the moment of the pedal's release (change) in accordance with the harmonic flow. In EE and GE2 (→GE3→GE4), the  mark was added earlier, at the end of bar 71.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , No pedal release mark

b. 72

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

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In A (→FE1) there are no flats lowering d2(3) to d2(3). In FE2 only the second was added. GE and EE present the correct text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , 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. 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. 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