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Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

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b. 38

composition: Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

f w CLI & FE (→GE)

g in GE
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G in GE is a mistake (it was corrected only in GE5) drawn from the review copy of FE, which is proved by the visible traces of the note's deletion in FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 38

composition: Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

d1-f1 in CLI

f1 in FE (→GE,EE) 
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The third of CLI, impossible from the pianistic point of view, is certainly a result of the copyist's distraction, who forgot to erase the erroneously written d1. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors of CLI

b. 38-50

composition: Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

No fingering in CLI

Fingering in FE (→GE1→GE2→GE3)

Additional fingering in EE

Additional fingering in GE4 (→GE5)
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The fingering in bars 38-45 and 47-49, originating from FE (→GE,EE) and adopted to the main text, is certainly authentic. In EE Fontana added to it 29 digits in bars 42, 44, 46 and 50; the additions do not change the fingering stemming from Chopin's indications. At the beginning of bar 42 an arbitrary completion of the fingering's digits was performed also in GE4 (→GE5). 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 38-50

composition: Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

No pedalling in CLI

Pedalling in FE

Pedalling in GE & EE

Our suggestion
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In the main text in bars 38-46 and 49-50 we give the pedalling based on the undoubtedly authentic pedalling of FE (→GE,EE). At the same time we correct a few clear defects, particularly:

  • we complete the  signs omitted in FE in bars 40 and 46;
  • we add the pedalling in the 2nd half of bar 42 omitted in FE (→GE,EE);
  • in FE we move the inaccurately put  sign in bar 43 and the  sign in bar 44.

The omissions and inaccuracies in bars 40, 43-44 and 46 were already corrected in GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions

b. 38-40

composition: Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

No marks in CLI & EE2 (→EE3)

Long accents in FE (→GE1)

Short accents in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5) & EE4
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The accents in bars 38 and 40 in FE (→GE1) have a form suggesting the use of long accents by Chopin. In EE2 (→EE3) the signs were omitted. In the remaining editions common short accents were given.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Errors in EE