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Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 36-44

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

No indications in A

dim. & cresc. in FE (→GE,EE)
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The following indications: dim. in bars 36 and 40 as well as cresc. in bar 44 were added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE). In GE the abbreviation dim. was extended to dimin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 40

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

Fingering in A

FE (→GE1→GE2)

EE

GE3 (→GE4→GE5)
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In FE (→GE1→GE2) the '5' digit was erroneously placed one semiquaver earlier. The mistake was corrected in EE and later GE,s.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions

b. 41-43

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

No marks in A

Dot in FE

Dots in GE1 (→GE2), EE & GE4 (→GE5)

Dot in GE3
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The staccato dot at the beginning of bar 41 was added by Chopin – together with the dots at the beginning of bars 45 and 47 – in a proofreading of FE. In this situation, we consider the lack of the relevant sign in bar 43 as an oversight. The dot was also added both in GE and EE. Lack of the dot in GE3 in bar 41 is a patent error.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 45

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

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GE1 has a  before the topmost note of the last chord. This quite obvious error was originally also in FE, in which, however, it was corrected in the last proofreading. EE, GE2 and subsequent GE,s also include the correct version. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 45-46

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

Slur in A

Inaccurate slur in FE (→GE1)

Slur in GE2 & EE

No slur in GE3 (→GE4→GE5)

Our suggestion
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In the sources of undeniable authenticity – A and FE – the slur is inaccurately written. In both sources it generally includes bar 46, yet in A it most probably reaches the 1st quaver in bar 47, while in FE (→GE1) it suggests a continuation from bar 45 (written in the previous line). In GE2 and EE the sign of FE was repeated, shortening its left end to avoid the notation's inaccuracy. In the main text we propose a slur embracing the entire phrase.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions