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Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

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Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 47

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

No pedalling in A

Pedal in FE

Pedal in GE

EE
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The pedalling added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE is inaccurate – the  mark is between the first two quavers, so we do not know which one it concerns (there is no  mark at all). In GE and EE the  mark was moved (in a different way), so that the moment of depressing the pedal did not raise major doubts – both solutions may be considered as justified suggestions of guessing Chopin's intention. In the main text we prefer the interpretation adopted in EE, as in Chopin's manuscripts the arrangement of the  mark before the note is much more frequent than after it (most frequently it is certainly under the note). 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE , No pedal release mark

b. 47-48

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

No slur in A

Slur in FE (→GE,EE)
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The slur in the editions is certainly an addition made by Chopin during a proofreading of FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 48

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

Crotchet in A

Minim in FE (→GE,EE)
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Chopin extended the sound of three lower notes of the chord in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 48

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

No sign in A

 in FE (→GE,EE)

Long accent suggested by the editors
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According to us, the  mark added in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE) is a long accent, misunderstood by the engraver. Cf. the Etude in A minor, No. 2, bars 8, 12 and 17.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 49-54

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

No indications in A

, , cresc. in FE (→GE,EE)
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All dynamic indications in bars 49-51 and 53-54 were added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE