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Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

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b. 32

composition: Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

No sign in A (→FE→GE1)

 in GE2 (→GE3→GE4) & EE
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In this case the missing  in A (→FE→GE1) should simply be considered as an oversight.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Errors of A , No pedal release mark

b. 33-34

composition: Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

 in A

Two  in FE

 in GE1

  twice in EE

  in GE2 (→GE3→GE4)

Our suggestion
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According to us, A presents the only reliable pedalling version of these bars and the following sections of the Etude. The versions included in the editions are probably a result of an error of FE, the attempt of its later correction by Chopin in the last proofing and the subsequent arbitrary additions by the revisers of GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , No pedal release mark , Inaccuracies in A

b. 33

composition: Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

No fingering in A (→FE→GE)

Fingering in EE
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In EE Fontana added fingering for the chord with the grace note.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 33

composition: Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

No marks in A

Dots in FE (→GE,EE) 

Our suggestion
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In this context lack of staccato marks in A is Chopin's oversight, which is proved by dots added in FE (→GE,EE). According to us, while the proofreading undoubtedly confirms Chopin's intention to perform the quavers staccato, the kind of the used marks (dots) does not have to be considered as valid, as the engraver of FE was only occasionally able to recognise Chopin's wedges and Chopin himself, while proofreading FE, could adapt himself to the marks he saw already printed in the corrected text, i.e. dots. Due to this fact, in the main text we suggest varied marks, based on bar 1 and compliant with the marks which, on the basis of A, we adopted in the main text in the entire Etude.   

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 34-35

composition: Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

Wedges in A

Dots in FE (→GE,EE)
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In the main text we give the wedges written in A. In the editions they were reproduced as dots. Cf. bars 2-14.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Wedges