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Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

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b. 49

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

Chord with c1 in A

No c1 in chord in FE (→GE,EE)
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Lack of c1 in the 5th chord is most probably a result of an oversight of the engraver of FE (→GE,EE). Although in FE there are visible traces of corrections in this chord, yet the a note was deleted, probably printed by mistake instead of f. In the main text we give the unequivocal version of A, compliant with analogous bar 48.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors resulting from corrections , Terzverschreibung error , Uncertain notes on ledger lines

b. 50-51

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

  in A

 in FE (→GE)

 in EE
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In the main text we give the pairs of dynamic hairpins after A. We interpret the very short marks at the end of the bars, resembling accents, as diminuendos due to the analogy with motifs in bars 1-2 and analog. In the editions only the  marks were considered, which, according to us, is an arbitrary decision of the engraver of FE, stemming from a misunderstanding of the manuscript. The range of these marks were subject to further distortions in GE (minimal) and EE.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins

b. 50

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

Long accent in A (→FE)

Short accent in GE

No mark in EE
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In the main text we give the long accent written in A (→FE). In GE it was reproduced as a common short accent and in EE it was omitted.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in EE

b. 50

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

g1 in A, FE (→EE)

b1 in GE
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The traces of corrections, visible in FE, allow to conclude that b1 as the inner note of the 1st chord in the L.H. was originally in FE1, from which it was passed to GE. In FE (→EE) the note was corrected in the last proofreading to g1, compliant with the notation of A. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 51

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

g2 tied in A & FE2

g2 repeated in FE1 (→GE,EE) 
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Lack of the tie sustaining g2 in FE1 (→GE,EE) is certainly an oversight, as it is proved by the addition of the sign in FE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE