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Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

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Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 10-13

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

Long accents in AI

Different accents in A

  in FE (→GE,EE)
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In the main text, we give the consistent   pairs of hairpins over the semiquaver motifs in bars 10, 11 and 13, introduced by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 10-11

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

Different slurs in AI, contextual interpretation

Short slur in A

Longer slurs in FE (→GE,EE)
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Over the semiquaver motifs in bars 10 and 11, in the main text we give the consistent half-bar slurs, introduced by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE) in the place of the generally shorter and rather randomly placed slurs in the autographs.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 13

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

Short accent in FE (→GE,EE3→EE4)

Our alternative suggestion (long accent)
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The authenticity of the proofreading of FE (→GE,EE) does not raise any doubts, yet the accuracy of interpretation of the type of accent written by Chopin does.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 14-15

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

No slurs in AI & A

Slurs in FE (→GE,EE)
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The slurs in the 2nd half of each of these bars were certainly added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 14-15

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

No marks in AI & FE (→GE,EE)

Accents in A
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The missing accents over the 3rd semiquaver in these bars in FE (→GE,EE) could have been considered as a mistake, if it was not for the fact that in bar 14 there are visible traces of deleting an accent in FE. Taking into account numerous corrections of dynamic markings and accents in the first part of the Etude, in the main text we do not consider the accents of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE