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Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 64

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

Slur in A

No slur in FE (→GE,EE)
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The additional slur, combining a3 with the next e4, was most probably overlooked in FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 65

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

Slur in A

No slur in FE (→GE,EE)
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The additional slur, combining e4 with previous a3, was most probably overlooked in FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

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.  

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 72-73

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

No tie to d2 in A & EE2

d2 tied in FE (→GE) & EE3 (→EE4)
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Lack of the tie sustaining d2 in A is most probably Chopin's oversight. The tie was added in a proofreading of FE (inaccurately – the tie in bar 72 at the end of the line was omitted), it is also included in GE. The hold of this note is also indicated by the fingering added by Chopin in FED. In EE2 the tie was overlooked, which was corrected in EE3 (→EE4). 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in EE , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE

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