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Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 22-23

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

No fingering in CLI

Fingering in FE (→GE)

Additional fingering in EE
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In EE Fontana added alternative, inauthentic proposals to the fingering given in the main text of FE (→GE,EE), which was undoubtedly written by Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 27

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

No fingering in CLI

3 on c1 in FE (→GE)

4 on c1 in EE
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The difference in fingering between the first and the second four-note group of semiquavers, the only one in the entire Etude, raises doubts whether one of the digits – 3 over c1 or 4 over c2 – is not a mistake. It was probably what the reviser of EE (Fontana?) thought, taking the decision to change the digit over c1 from 3 to 4.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 29

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

b3 in CLI & EE

c4 in FE (→GE)
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The b3 note on the last semiquaver in CLI and EE seems to be a mistake – the copyist, or maybe the engraver, could have not realised the irregularity of figurations in this place. However, one cannot exclude that CLI transfers the original version of the note, while in EE we are dealing with an editorial revision. Cf. bars 5 and 53.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Main-line changes

b. 30-31

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

No slurs in CLI, FE (→GE) i EE3 (→EE4)

Slurs in EE2
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In EE2 the octaves in the L.H. in these bars are linked with ties. It is probably a mistake – the ties were supposed to be put one line above as ties sustaining the G1-G octave in bars 27-28. The assumption is confirmed by a joint review of both places in EE3 (→EE4): the ties in bars 30-31 were removed and added in bars 27-28. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE

b. 30-37

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

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Due to the lack of generally recognised rules concerning accidentals, the sources differ in this respect. However, the differences do not influence the interpretation of the text. The layout of the accidentals adopted in the main text can be found in GE4 (→GE5).

category imprint: Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions