Issues : Chopin's hesitations

b. 17

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

Crotchet in CLIFE (→GE,EE

Quaver and rest in Ap

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In the version for publication – FE (→GE,EE) – Chopin left the original rhythmic value of the crotchet on the 3rd beat of the bar, not taking into account the reduction applied in Ap. Similarly in analogous bar 44, as well as in 25 and 31.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Chopin's hesitations

b. 19-24

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

Crotchets in CLI

Quavers & rests in ApFE (→GE,EE

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In CLI the crotchets in the L.H. in bars 19 and 21-24 are undoubtedly the original version – in FEcor Chopin replaced the majority of them with quavers with rests (except for the 2nd half of bar 24). The later version (apart from the last chord in bar 22) is also included in Ap, which may suggest Chopin's hesitation.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Chopin's hesitations , Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 19-24

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

Semiquavers in CLIFE (→GE,EE

Semiquavers & crotchets in Ap

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In Ap the rhythmic values of subsequent two-note chords of the lower voice in the R.H. create in those bars (as well as in subsequent repetitions) an alternating short-long scheme (semiquaver-crotchet). Sometimes the resounding length contrast is additionally underlined with accents. In the main text we give the homogenous, as far as the sound is concerned, version of FE (→GE,EE). The last chords in bars 19, 21 and 23 are discussed separately due to differences in the number of sounds, and in bars 20 and 22 – due to their relation to the accents.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Chopin's hesitations , Accompaniment changes

b. 20

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

d-a-c1 in CLI (interpretation)

c-a-b in Ap

d-a-b in FE (→GE,EE

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In the sources there are three enharmonically different forms of this chord. Two of them are inaccurately written: in CLI there are no flats lowering d to d and a to a and in FE there is no  lowering d to d (which was corrected both in GE and EE). In the main text we give the notation adopted by Chopin in the version for publication. Cf. bar 22.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Chopin's hesitations , Omission of current key accidentals , Accompaniment changes , Enharmonic corrections

b. 20-22

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

Semiquavers in CLIFE (→GE,EE

Crotchets in Ap

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The crotchets in the lower voice in the R.H. present in Ap at the end of bars 20 and 22 – in accordance with the scheme valid in these bars – are additionally underlined with accents. In the autograph the crotchets in these places are also included in the L.H.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Chopin's hesitations , Accompaniment changes