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Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 45-47

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

Dot in A

Three dots in FE (→GE1→GE2) & GE5

Two dots in EE & GE3 (→GE4)
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The staccato dots at the beginning of bars 45 and 47 were added in a proofreading of FE to the dot written in A over the 2nd quaver in bar 47 (it cannot be excluded that the dot of A was overlooked and Chopin added all three marks at the time of proofreading FE). In EE the sign at the beginning of bar 47 was omitted, perhaps as a result of an oversight or revision. In turn, lack of the dot in this place in GE3 (→GE4) must be an error, corrected in GE5.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 48

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

No sign in A (→FE→GE1,EE2)

 in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5) & EE3 (→EE4)

Our suggestion
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In FE (→GE1,EE2) lack of the pedal release mark of the pedal depressed in bar 47 should be considered as an inaccuracy. In GE2 and subsequent GE,s, as well as in EE3 (→EE4) a  mark was added at the end of bar 48, which seems to be a reasonable suggestion if we take into consideration authentic indications in bars 45-46.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 50-54

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

No pedalling in A

Pedalling in FE (→GE1)

Our suggestion

GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5) & EE
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The pedal marks in bars 50 and 54 were added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE1). Lack of  in bar 54 seems to be a result of an oversight, therefore, we add it under the 2nd quaver (the main text, after the pedalling of FE in bar 6) or under the 3rd quaver (an alternative suggestion, based on the pedalling of FE in bar 14 and adopted in bar 54 already in EE and subsequent GE,s).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations

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

b. 52

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

e3 in A (→FE→GE1,EE)

d3 in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5)
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In A Chopin erased the 9th semiquaver and wrote a different one, most probably e3, which is given here by FE (→GE1,EE). In subsequent GE,s the note was arbitrarily changed to d3.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , GE revisions , Main-line changes

b. 52

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

No marks in A (→FE→EE2,GE1→GE2→GE3)

Accent in EE

Dots in GE4 (→GE5)

Long accent proposed by the editors
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We suggest to add an accent under the 2nd quaver in the bar after Chopin's indications in analogous bars 4 and 12. The accent was also added in EE3 (→EE4) and in GE4 (→GE5) both chords were provided with staccato dots (both revisions correspond to the additions introduced in bar 12).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions