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Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

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b. 2

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

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In the middle of the bar in FEcor there is no  raising c3 into c3. This obvious mistake was corrected by Chopin in one of the later proofreadings.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Source & stylistic information

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 2-6

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

No naturals in CLI, Ap & FEcor

Naturals in FE (→GE,EE) 

Our suggestion
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In bars 2 and 6 in one of the last proofreadings of FE (→GE,EE) cautionary naturals before c2 in the chord at the end of the bar were added. According to us, accidentals in those places are actually unjustified, yet due to their probable authenticity, we suggest to consider the first of them.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 2-6

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

No  in CLI

Naturals in Ap & FE (→GE,EE) 
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Lack of the  returning b2 on the penultimate semiquaver in bars 2 and 6 is most probably an inaccuracy of the notation of CLI. In bar 2 Chopin added the sign in FEcor, in bar 6 – probably already in the handwritten base text for FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 3-4

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

Semiquavers in CLI & FE (→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). 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Chopin's hesitations , Accompaniment changes

b. 3

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

No mark in FE (→GE,EE) 

Probable  in Ap

Possible long accent in Ap
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It is not clear how to understand the signs shaped in the form of accents visible in Ap at the end of bars 3 and 4. Therefore, in both places we offer alternative interpretations. A similar problem appears in analogous bars 11-12, 38 and 39.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents