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Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 60

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

No pedalling in A & GE3 (→GE4→GE5)

Pedalling in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)
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The pedalling of the 2nd half of the bar was added in a proofreading of FE (→EE). In GE1 the  mark at the end of bar 60 is missing, which was corrected in GE2, yet in GE3 (→GE4→GE5) it was again omitted, this time together with the preceding it  mark.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 66

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

No  in A (→FE→GE,EE)

 in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5)
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Lack of the  mark must be considered as Chopin's oversight.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , No pedal release mark , Inaccuracies in A

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. 73-74

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

No slurs in A (→FE→EE2,GE1→GE1a)

Three slurs in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5)

Four slurs in EE3 (→EE4)
 
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In these bars A does not have any performance indications in the part of the L.H., which in this context should be understood as a suggestion that the ones given in the analogous situation four bars before should still be valid. Due to the fact that Chopin added here accents while proofreading FE, we suggest to add the slurs too. The idea was already performed in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5) and – to a greater extent – in EE3 (→EE4).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 75-76

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

Long accents in A & EE

 & accent in FE

Short accents in GE
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The long accents visible in A were interpreted in FE as a  sign and a short accent, taking into account only their size. Both in GE and in EE the signs were unified: GE has two short accents, EE – long.  

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions