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Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 18

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

  in Ap

FE (→GE,EE) 

Our suggestion
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In the main text we give the length-wise harmonised pair of   hairpins written by Chopin in FEcor. In Ap there is a striking imbalance between the half-bar-long  hairpins and the  sign, which looks like an accent. In the editions Chopin's indications were clearly extended.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 25

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

No '1' in CLI, Ap & FE (→GE,EE) 

Fingering numeral in FEcor
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The fingering digit for the lower voice, despite having been written by Chopin in FEcor, does not appear in FE (→GE,EE). It is probably a result of the engraver's inaccuracy.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 25

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

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In FE, before the empty space after the deleted c3 note, a  was inserted, which was moved by the reviser of GE before f3. In EE2 (→EE3) the sign was removed, yet in EE4 a  was added before f3, probably after noticing it in GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 25-26

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

 in Ap

Long accents in FEcor

Short accents in FE (→GE,EE) 
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The clearly long accents, written by Chopin in FEcor, were recreated in FE (→GE,EE) as short ones. Ap has even characteristic  marks before the accents, which are typical for this autograph. In the version for printing Chopin did not use any of them.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 27-28

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

No indication in CLI & Ap

in FEcor

in FE (→GE,EE) 

Our suggestion
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The range of cresc., despite having been written by Chopin in FEcor, is questionable. According to us, it goes further, until bar 29, in which there is a  mark, determining the local climax. What is characteristic is the fact that in Ap crescendo was not indicated, while in four places there are different types of accents, which were entirely omitted in FE (→GE,EE). 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE