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Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

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b. 7

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

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Both in GE and EE the indication stretto was moved to the beginning of the 2nd half of the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 8

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

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The indications ten. and ritenuto were added by Chopin in a different time – the first already in A, while the second only in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 14-16

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

 in AI

- - cresc. e ritenuto in A

cresc. e ritenuto in FE (→EE,GE1→GE1a→GE2)

cresc.  ritenuto in GE3 (→GE4→GE5)
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In AI there is none of the indications written in A (→FE→EE,GE1→GE1a→GE2) in these bars, yet there is a  sign in bar 16. The editions overlooked the dashes determining the range of the indications, which is a frequent mistake in the first editions of Chopin's works. In GE3 (→GE4→GE5) there is no "e" conjunction before ritenuto in bar 16.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 17

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

No indications in AI

 & ten. in A

 in FE (→GE,EE)
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The way in which the  indication is written in A makes a misinterpretation highly likely. Due to this fact, in the main text we give preference to this version. Apart of the change of  to  in FE (→GE,EE), the ten. indication for the chord in the L.H. was omitted (the indication for the R.H. was reproduced in accordance with A), which reinforces the conviction about the engraver's inattention.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , fz – f

b. 17

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

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Lack of a separate ten. for the L.H. is most probably a result of an inattention of the engraver of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE