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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

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In A there is no  before the topmost note of the 3rd chord in the R.H. It is undoubtedly a mistake, corrected in FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of A , 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

c3 with  in A

c3 without  in FE1 (→GE,EE) 

c3 in FE2, modern notation
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In the sources there are two versions of the inner note of the 5th quaver:

  •  c3, written in A with a cautionary , which, however, was omitted in FE1 (→GE,EE);
  • c3, which appears only in FE2 and accompanied by , a combination Chopin did not tend to use. Therefore, one can assume a misunderstanding at the time of implementation of a proofreading, which, to a certain extent, undermines the credibility of this version.

The second version is certainly later and as such it should be considered as the main one. In relation to the aforementioned doubts, in the main text we adopt the certainly authentic version with c3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 36

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

No g in A

g in FE (→GE,EE)
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The chord without g is probably the original version, left due to inaccuracy. It is proved by a number of other inaccuracies of A in this bar. In the main text we give the corrected by Chopin version of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

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