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Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

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Issues : Errors in EE

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. 85

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

Minim in A

Semibreves in FE (→GE1→GE2, →EE2→EE3)

Minims in GE3 (→GE4→GE5)

EE4
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Despite the fact that the correct text is actually undeniable, its correct notation in the sources appears only in GE3 (→GE4→GE5). The notation of A is unclear in terms of division into voices (hands), which may have resulted in a rhythmic error of FE (→GE1→GE2, →EE2→EE3). In turn, at the time of adding minim stems in EE4, the G note was omitted. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors in EE , GE revisions , Rhythmic errors , Inaccuracies in A