Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 1

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

in A

in FE (→GE,EE

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In the main text we give the suggestive and explicit vertical accent of A. It is hard to determine whether substituting it in FE (→GE,EE) with a common accent was a result of Chopin's intervention or of the engraver's inaccuracy.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 1

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

in A

in FE (→GE,EE

..

The  indication in A is not legible enough and it could have been misunderstood by the engraver. In spite of this, in the main text we give  included in FE (→GE,EE), as the performance indications in FE were undoubtedly controlled by Chopin and even if he did not correct this indication, he certainly had an opportunity to accept it.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE , fz – f

b. 5

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

in A, contextual interpretation

No indication in FE (→GE,EE

Our variant suggestion

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Not being certain whether the lack of sempre legato in FE (→GE,EE) is accidental, we give the indication in brackets. In bars 45-46 the analogous passage is embraced with slurs in all sources, which indirectly confirms the legato articulation also in this case. In spite of the fact that the indication in A begins only in the 2nd group of semiquavers, its binding force from the beginning of the passage is undeniable.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Centrally placed marks

b. 7-8

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

in A

in FE (→GE,EE

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The omission of the dashes limiting the range of the dynamic change in FE (→GE,EE) belongs to the most frequent inaccuracies of French first editions of Chopin's works.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 9-13

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

  in A

FE (→EE)

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We give the pairs of hairpins, appearing under similar figures in the L.H. in these bars and their repetitions in the entire Etude, in a unified version for each of the sources, in spite of the fact that the marks differ in their range. Same as in the case of slurs, the regularity of the texture and numerous repetitions of similar figures contribute to the decision not to consider these minor divergences in transcriptions.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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