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Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

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Issues : Errors in FE

b. 21

composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

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In FE the dot extending G was omitted. This patent error was corrected both in GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Rhythmic errors

b. 21

composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

in A

in FE (→GE,EE)
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Due to a few clear mistakes of FE in reading , we trust rather A than FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , fz – f

b. 22

composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

A & EE2 (→EE3)

FE

GE1

GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5) & EE4
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The dots extending the e1-f1 second are not distinctly copied in FE, so in fact only the lower one is visible (perhaps some corrections were performed there). In GE they were completely omitted and from GE2 on, the upper voice was completed with a quaver rest at the end of the bar. The latter was introduced also in EE4. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions

b. 23-24

composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

Slur in A

No slur in FE (→GE,EE2)

Slur in EE3 (→EE4)
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Lack of the slur in FE (→GE,EE2) is most probably accidental. In EE3 (→EE4) a slur embracing two bars was added, which is hard to contest.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 26

composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

Octave in A

No G1 in FE (→GE)

No G1 in EE

Our variant suggestion
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It is unclear whether the lack of the bottom note of the octave (G1) in FE (→GE,EE) is a result of the engraver's inaccuracy or Chopin's intervention. The fingering (the 1st finger changed to the 3rd one), which is justified only with an octave being struck, yet it can also be used on a single note (in EE it was changed to the one matching the version without the bottom note), does not help to solve this issue. We trust more the version of A, therefore, in the main text we depend chiefly on it.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE