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b. 37

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

R.H. staccato dots in A

Dots under slur in FE (→GE,EE)

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Same as in bar 33, the slur over the dots in the part of the R.H. and slur and dots in the L.H. were added – certainly by Chopin – in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 38-40

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

Dots & wedges in A

Three dots in FE

Six dots in GE

Two dots in EE3 (→EE4)

Our suggestion

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The sources show numerous differences, as far as the indications of articulation of the first semiquavers in these bars are concerned, while the signs in particular sources are so inconsistent that it is hard to determine Chopin's intention in this issue. As it does not seem that Chopin intervened in the text of the editions in this respect, we consider A as the only authoritative source. In the main text we give the notation of A in the completed version, as Chopin additions of articulation in the L.H. in bar 37 and the dot at the beginning of bar 39 indicate the will to explicitly indicate the staccato articulation of the semiquavers in the L.H. in this section. Therefore, it seems to be rational to add dots at the beginning of bars 38 and 40.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in EE , GE revisions , Wedges

b. 38-40

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

Slurs in A, literal reading

FE (→GE,EE)

Our suggestion

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In spite of the fact that the layout of the figurations in particular bars is similar and the phrasing of the parts of both hands naturally stems from the texture, the slurs in A are inconsistent in these bars. According to us, it is a result of inaccurate notation, therefore, in the main text we suggest to homogenise the notation after the undeniable slurs of the R.H. in bars 39-40. The shorter slurs of the editions are a different attempt of a homogenised interpretation of the slurring of A, performed probably by the engraver of FE.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 38-40

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

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The sources lack in some necessary cautionary accidentals – the fully correct text is only in GE4 (→GE5). If we take into consideration the logic of the figuration's structure, all these situations may be considered as obvious oversights, in spite of the fact that in a few cases the harmonic relations would allow to consider the created chords as possible. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 38-40

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

cresc. - - in AI

 in A, contextual interpretation

 cresc. in FE (→GE)

 cresc. in EE

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Cresc. - - in AI is the original version, replaced in A with more precise indications. According to us, minor graphic differences in the notation of crescendos in A – both  and cresc. – are of random nature and are not supposed to suggest any differences in the interpretation of these indications. The engraver of FE (→GE) considered such a characteristic for Chopin imposition of the  sign and the cresc. indication as an unnecessary complication. In EE the range of the  signs in these bars was homogenised.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE