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Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

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Issues : 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

b. 52

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

 & sotto voce in A

 in FE (→GE,EE) 

Our suggestion
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The graphic difficulties, which the engraver of FE would have to face if he wanted to fit  and sotto voce written in A, could have contributed to their omission. However, independently from the fact whether Chopin deleted these indications at the time of proofreading FE or whether they were simply not there, his decision to add  must be considered as binding. In the main text we move this mark by one quaver, as the musical sense hints at the fact that Chopin's entry was misinterpreted.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE