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Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

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b. 33-34

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

No ties in CLI

Ties in Ap & FE (→GE,EE) 
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In CLI the E-e octave is not sustained to the next bar, which is probably a mistake. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of CLI

b. 36-37

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

Semiquavers in CLI & FE (→GE,EE) 

Crotchets in Ap
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The extended articulation of the accompanying two-note chords in Ap seems to be a one-time exclusive idea or a certain transitional phase in the shaping process of the Etude's text.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Chopin's hesitations , Accompaniment changes

b. 38

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 an alternating short-long scheme (semiquaver-crotchet). The resounding length contrast is additionally underlined with an accent. Same as in analogous places, the scheme is continued in the next bar. 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. 39

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 – same as in the previous bar – an alternating short-long scheme (semiquaver-crotchet). 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. 39

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

b not tied in CLI, Ap & FE (→EE2→EE3)

b tied in GE & EE4
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The ties sustaining b are probably (GE) or certainly (EE4) an addition of the revisers of these editions. In the main text we adopt the unequivocally authentic version of CLI, Ap and FE (→EE2→EE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions