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Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

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Issues : Errors in EE

b. 4

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

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In CLI and EE2 the  returning d1 on the 4th beat of the bar was deleted, which is a patent error. In CLI there is a superfluous  before g1 in this chord, which shows that Chopin did not include in the notation the previous alterations in this bar at all. Similarly in bar 12. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of CLI

b. 20

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

C in CLI, Ap & FE (→GE)

E in EE
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E in EE is most probably the engraver's mistake, yet lack of correction even in EE4 indicates a possible revision (by Fontana?). 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 26

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

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In EE2 the  before the chord in the R.H. on the 2nd beat of the bar is at the level of g2, which is a mistake. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

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

b. 33-34

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

No signs in CLI & EE2

 in Ap

 in FEcor

 in FE

 in GE1 (→GE2)

 in GE3 (→GE4→GE5)

 in EE3 (→EE4)
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The sources differ in the range of  entries. Chopin's entries in Ap and FEcor do not show significant differences, in the main text we give the version of FEcor. In finished FE the hairpins in bar 33 were shortened, the version was reproduced in EE with insignificant displacements (except for EE2, where both signs were omitted). It is GE that displays the greatest differences in comparison with the base text: the hairpins in bar 33 actually correspond to authentic signs, yet the sign in bar 34 in GE1 (→GE2) was arbitrarily prolonged, which distorted its meaning, whereas in GE3 and subsequent ones – it was totally omitted.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , GE revisions