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Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 47-48

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

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In CLI and FE (→GE1→GE2→GE3,→EE) there is no  in the last group of semiquavers in bar 47 and in the second one in bar 48. It is a result of other rules on accidentals than the ones adopted by us in this kind of situations.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions

b. 53-66

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

No pedalling in CLI

Pedalling in FE (→GE1→GE2, →EE)

Pedalling in GE3 (→GE4→GE5)
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In bars 53-56, 59, 61-63 and 65-66 in the main text we give Chopin's pedalling on the basis of FE (→GE,EE). In bars 57-58 FE (→GE1→GE2,EE) has one pedal, which we adopt to the main text. In GE3 (→GE4→GE5) there was added an arbitrary change of pedal at the transition of these bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 54-66

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

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In the sources there is a number of discrepancies in the notation of accidentals. They result from unnamed and changing over the time rules concerning the accidentals' validity and they do not influence the interpretation of the text. The layout of the accidentals adopted in the main text is present in GE4 (→GE5).

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

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

b. 60

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

No pedalling in CLI

 in FE

Two pedals in GE & EE4

One pedal in EE2 (→EE3)
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In this context lack of  in FE must be considered as the notation's inaccuracy, therefore, in the main text we propose to complete it. At the same time, we claim the solution proposed in GE and EE4 (two pedals changed in the middle of the bar) to be correct. In EE2 (→EE3) the pedal release mark was simply added at the end of the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 62-64

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

No fingering in CLI

Fingering in FE

Fingering in GE

Fingering in EE (interpretation)
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The undoubtedly authentic fingering of FE, given in the main text, was completed by Fontana in EE by adding his own alternative proposals. In bar 63 at the beginning of the 2nd group of semiquavers, an obvious mistake was committed by placing the indication of the 1st finger over d1. In GE the digit '5' over the 5th note in bar 62 was added. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions