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Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 6-7

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

Long accents in A

Different accents in FE & EE3 (→EE4)

One accent in EE2

Short accents in GE
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Two long accents visible in A were reproduced in FE (→EE; in EE2 the accent in bar 7 was overlooked) in varied ways. GE includes short accents in both bars. There is no reason to assume that Chopin interfered with any of the versions.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 7-15

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

Fingering in A

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fingering in EE

Our variant suggestion
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The '1' fingering digit written in A in bar 7 over the fourth in the R.H. may refer only to its bottom note, therefore, we move it under the stave (the atypical position of this digit can be explained with the fact that Chopin, allegedly, planned to include the fingering for both notes of the fourth). In FE (→GE) the hint was omitted, perhaps due to a misunderstanding of its meaning. In the fingering added by Fontana in EE (in bars 7 and 15) the bottom note is supposed to be struck with the 3rd finger, while the changes introduced in the fingering of semiquavers prove that the composer's friend completely misinterpreted Chopin's indications in this case. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 8

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

cresc. in A

FE (→GE,EE)
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In the main text we put cresc. over the part of the R.H., in accordance with A. In the editions it was placed between the staves, which in this case makes no big difference, as the part of the L.H. is also to be performed crescendo. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 8

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

 in A

Two signs in FE (→EE)

 in GE
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The additional  sign, placed in FE (→EE) between the staves, seems to be added during a proofreading, thus correct. The hairpins could refer to the R.H., which would cause problems (crescendo on a long note), or to the left one, where they would double the sign placed under the semiquavers. Due to this fact, we think that the most likely explanation is the following: the sign put in A under the semiquavers in the L.H. was erroneously reproduced in FE over them. In the last proofreading of FE (not included in GE) Chopin added the second  under the L.H., confirming his intention of providing the progression of semiquavers with this sign. Therefore, in the main text we give only the hairpins of A. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 10-11

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

Accents in A

Accent in FE (→GE,EE)

Our interpretation of accents in A
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The accent in bar 10 in A is shorter than a few previous ones and the one in bar 11; however, it seems to be an inaccurate notation. In the editions the sign in bar 11 was omitted.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE