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Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 8

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

 signs in A

 sign in FE (→EE)

No signs in GE
 
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A includes two  marks, out of which only the 1st one was reproduced in FE (→EE). In GE there is however not a single one of them, which can indicate that even the one included in FE could have been initially overlooked and reintroduced by Chopin only during the last proofreading. In the main text we give both marks written in A, yet leaving the consideration of the second one, present only in the manuscript, at the performer's discretion.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 16-23

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

Wedges in A

Dots in FE (→GE,EE)
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The chords at the beginning of bars 16, 17, 19 and 21-23 in A are provided with clear wedges (the mark in bar 17 discussed separately would not be obvious, yet in the context of the remaining ones it does not raise any doubts). In spite of this, in the editions all these marks were reproduced as dots. According to us, it is an inaccuracy of the engraver who was not familiar enough with the details of Chopin's notation.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Wedges

b. 21-22

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

 in A

FE (→EE)

GE1

GE2 (→GE3→GE4)
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In the main text we reproduce the range of the  hairpins in these bars after A. In FE (→EE) they were recreated with a slightly shortened mark in bar 21. GE repeats the mark of FE in bar 21, while in bar 22 the  mark was gradually elongated until occupying the entire bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 25-28

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

  in A

FE (→GE,EE)

Our variant suggestion
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Same as in bars 1-14, the omission of the hairpins in bars 25-26 and 28 in the editions may be – independently from the reason – considered as accepted by Chopin. Also in this case the musical image with only one pair of marks in bar 27 is logical and convincing. In the main text we give additional marks of A in brackets, which, according to us, will offer the performer the richest palette of performance possibilities.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 25

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

Wedge in A

No mark in FE

Dot in GE & EE
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The wedge visible in A over the 1st chord in the R.H. was omitted in FE. In the remaining sources a dot was added here.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Wedges