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Op. 10 No 12, Etude in C minor

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b. 19-23

composition: Op. 10 No 12, Etude in C minor

  in A

FE (→EE)

GE
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For each source we give the pairs of hairpins appearing under similar figures in the L.H. in the unified version.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins

b. 19-24

composition: Op. 10 No 12, Etude in C minor

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We give the slurring of the figures in the L.H. in the standardised version, despite the fact that a few slurs are slightly inaccurately written.

category imprint: Interpretations within context

b. 20-23

composition: Op. 10 No 12, Etude in C minor

No slurs in A

Slur in FE (→GE,EE)

Our suggestion
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The slur over the motif in the R.H. in bars 22-23 was probably added by Chopin at the time of proofreading FE (→GE,EE). According to us, the lack of a similar addition over the first motif is an inaccuracy of notation, hence in the main text we suggest a suitable addition.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 20

composition: Op. 10 No 12, Etude in C minor

No indication in A & GE

in FE (→EE)
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Chopin most probably added the sotto voce indication during the last proofreading of FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 22

composition: Op. 10 No 12, Etude in C minor

 in A

FE (→GE1→GE2, →EE)

No sign in GE3 (→GE4)
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The  hairpins, written in A in the 2nd half of the bar, were printed in FE – certainly by mistake – under the chord in the middle of the bar. The unnatural in this context detail was removed in GE3 (→GE4).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE