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Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 31

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

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In the 1st chord in A (→FE1→GE1,EE3) there is no cautionary  before g2, although a relevant accidental is written in the L.H. The sign was added in FE2, as well as in GE2 (→GE3→GE4) and EE4.

A cautionary  was added before f1 in the 5th chord in FE1 (→FE2,GE,EE). In addition, in FE1 a  raising B to B was added, certainly by mistake. The latter was removed in FE2, GE and EE.  

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 32

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

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The cautionary  before e1 in the 1st chord in the L.H. was added in GE and EE. In GE there is also a  before B in this chord. It is certainly a remainder of the natural introducing B in the previous bar – the reviser of GE1 first added a cautionary  in bar 32 and only then did he notice that the erroneous  in bar 31 should be removed. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

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. 36

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

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In A there are no naturals returning g and g2 and flats returning a and a2. The accidentals were added in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE). Moreover, in GE and EE4 a cautionary  was added before a1.

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

issues: EE revisions , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE