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Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

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b. 29

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

 &  in Ap

Long accent in FEcor

 hairpin in FE (→GE,EE) 
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The unequivocal long accent, written by Chopin in FEcor, was erroneously recreated as a diminuendo mark in FE (→GE,EE). Although the  hairpins are also in Ap, there is no  at the beginning of bar 30 there.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 29

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

b1-b1-a1 in CLI

b1-a1-g1 in Ap, FEcor & GE

b1-a1()-g1 in FE (→EE)
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This is the second of the places in which Chopin changed the melodic line of the Etude (cf. bar 28). The final version is present in Ap, it was also already written in the base text for FE.

In one of the last proofreadings of FE (→EE) a cautionary  was added before the 14th semiquaver a1. In this context the sign seems to be totally unnecessary.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , Main-line changes

b. 29

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

Semibreve in CLI

Version in #Ao & FE (→GE,EE) 
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The semibreve in CLI is undoubtedly the original version. In the final version Chopin enriched the sound and made the rhythm more robust. In Ap  before the lower note of the first octave is missing. In Ap and FE there is no  lowering e1 to e1 on the 2nd beat of the bar. This patent inaccuracy was corrected in GE and EE. In GE3 and EE4 an unnecessary  before the 2nd e is also added.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Accompaniment changes

b. 29-30

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

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The slurs combining the E-e octave with the next one were added by Chopin in one of the last proofreadings of FE (→GE,EE). In Ap the octaves are also combined, yet only with the upper slur.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 29

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

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In EE2 the  raising c1 to c1 was omitted. This patent error was corrected in EE3 (→EE4).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE