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Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

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b. 11

composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

No mark in CLI & FE (→GE,EE) 

Probable  in Ap

Possible long accent in Ap
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Same as in analogous bars 3-4, we propose an alternative interpretation of the short  sign, resembling an accent, visible in Ap at the end of bar 11. A similar problem appears also in bars 12, 38 and 39.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 12

composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

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category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Chopin's hesitations

b. 12

composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

Long accent in Ap & FEcor

 in FE (→GE,EE) 
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In the main text we give a long accent on the basis of Ap and a handwritten Chopin's entry in FEcor. The engraver of FE (→GE,EE) totally misunderstood Chopin's sign, reproducing it as  for the entire 2nd beat of the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 12

composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

No marking in Ap

 in FE (→GE,EE) 
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The  sign in FE (→GE,EE), unjustified in this context (cf. analogous bars 4 and 39), is probably a result of an overlap of two mistakes:

  • Chopin overlooked this place, while reducing the number of  signs in the autograph prepared as the base for printing (Ap has 11 signs, including one in analogous bar 4; in the final version Chopin either did not include them at all or he replaced them with accents);
  • the engraver of FE put  instead of ; in the entire Op. 10 a similar mistake was committed on a number of occasions (in the Etudes in: E major, No. 3, bar 54, C minor, No. 4, bars 1, 8, 16, 26, 54, E minor, No. 6, bars 21 and 32, C minor, No. 12, bar 37).

Due to these reasons we omit this in the main text. Cf. bar 27.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , fz – f

b. 12

composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

f in CLI

f in Ap & FE (→GE,EE) 
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes