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Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

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b. 69-74

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

cresc. in A

FE (→GE,EE)
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In FE (→GE,EE) the word cresc. was placed clearly earlier than in A on two occasions – at the end of bars 69 and 73. In the main text we reproduce the notation of A.  

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issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 78

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

in A (→FE→EE,GE1→GE2)

No marking in GE3 (→GE4→GE5)
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Lack of  in GE3 and subsequent is most probably a mistake.

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issues: Errors in GE

b. 81-82

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

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In GE the crescendo indication was divided into syllables, which in this edition was a routine procedure in the case when the range of the indication was indicated with the dashes.

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b. 83

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

in A

​​​​​​​in FE (→GE,EE)
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​​​​​​​ at the beginning of the octave run certainly corresponds to a performance intended by Chopin. The notation of A is an instance of Chopin's using a convention of placing indications inside, and not at the beginning of the range in which they apply.

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issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Centrally placed marks