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Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

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b. 27-29

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

Wedges & dot in A

Dots in FE (→EE) & GE3 (→GE4)

Dots in GE1 (→GE2)
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According to us, the chords at the beginning of bars 27 and 29 in A are provided with wedges (in opposition to dots in bars 26 and 28). In the editions both marks were reproduced as dots.

In GE1 (→GE2) the dot over the 1st chord in the R.H. in bar 28 was omitted.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 30-31

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 with which Chopin provided all first chords in bars 30-31 (and in 32). In the editions all marks were inaccurately reproduced as staccato dots, which was frequent at the time of interpreting Chopin's manuscripts. Cf. also bars 16-23, 25 and 27-29.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Wedges

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

b. 44

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

Wedge in A

No mark in FE (→GE)

Dot in EE
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In the main text we give the wedge written in A, most probably overlooked in FE (→GE). In EE a dot was added in this place.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Wedges