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Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

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Issues : Accompaniment changes

b. 20-22

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

Semiquavers in CLI & FE (→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

b. 21-22

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

c1 in chords in CLI & FE (→GE,EE) 

d1 in Ap
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The octave chords in Ap constitute, as it seems, only a transitional modification of the initial concept of seventh chords. Cf. bars 23-24.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Chopin's hesitations , Accompaniment changes

b. 22

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

f1-c2 in CLI

c2 in Ap & FE (→GE,EE) 
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The additional f1 in CLI is certainly the original version, Chopin waived this note in both Ap and in the base text for FE. Cf. bars 20 and 24.

 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes

b. 23-24

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

d1 in chords in CLI

d1-e1  & e1 in Ap

d1 &  before b in FE (→GE,EE) 
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Similarly as two bars before, Ap features chords with the span of an octave on the 2nd beat of these bars. In the main text we give the chords with the span of a seventh present in the remaining sources.

In bar 23 there is no cautionary  before b.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Chopin's hesitations , Cautionary accidentals , Accompaniment changes

b. 24

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

g1-d2 in CLI

d2 in Ap & FE (→GE,EE) 
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The additional g1 in CLI is certainly the original version, Chopin rejected this note both in Ap and in the base text for FE. Cf. bars 20 and 22. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes