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Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

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b. 73-74

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

No marks in A & EE2

Two long accents in FE (→GE1→GE1a)

Two short accents in GE2 (→GE3)

Three short accemts in GE4 (→GE5)

Four accents in EE3 (→EE4)

Three long accents proposed by the editors
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Two long accents in FE (→GE1→GE1a) were certainly added by Chopin. They confirm the way in which Chopin understood all signs written with the first appearance of this phrase (bars 69-70). All subsequent versions are undoubtedly a result of inaccuracy or revision. We suggest to add the accent in the 2nd half of bar 74, as it seems highly unlikely that Chopin would want the last motif to be performed in a different way.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in EE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 73-74

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

No slurs in A (→FE→EE2,GE1→GE1a)

Three slurs in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5)

Four slurs in EE3 (→EE4)
 
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In these bars A does not have any performance indications in the part of the L.H., which in this context should be understood as a suggestion that the ones given in the analogous situation four bars before should still be valid. Due to the fact that Chopin added here accents while proofreading FE, we suggest to add the slurs too. The idea was already performed in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5) and – to a greater extent – in EE3 (→EE4).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 75-76

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

Long accents in A & EE

 & accent in FE

Short accents in GE
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The long accents visible in A were interpreted in FE as a  sign and a short accent, taking into account only their size. Both in GE and in EE the signs were unified: GE has two short accents, EE – long.  

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 76

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

Fingering in A (→FE→GE)

EE
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At the beginning of the bar Fontana completed Chopin's fingering. For the 2nd note he chose the 1st finger, which is a justified suggestion, yet not the only possible one.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 76-77

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

Slur in A, EE3 (→EE4) & GE4 (→GE5)

No slur in FE (→EE2,GE1→GE2→GE3) 
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The poorly visible slur in A was overlooked in FE (→EE2,GE1→GE2→GE3). The sign was added in EE3 (→EE4) and GE4 (→GE5), most probably by analogy with the previous bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE