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Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

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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

Two slurs in A (→FE→GE,EE)

Permissible variant with one slur
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In the main text we give two slurs written in A and left by Chopin with no changes in FE (→GE,EE). According to us, the half-bar slur introduced by Chopin in five previous analogous bars – bars 2, 3, 5, 10 and 11 – may be considered to be intentionally valid also here. Taking into account the very extensive scope of the proofreading, Chopin could have considered a correction in this bar to be too insignificant to charge the editor with it. Therefore, we suggest an alternative slurring, analogous to the one introduced in the aforementioned bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Omitted correction of an analogous place

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

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

No fingering in AI, A & FE (→GE)

Fingering in EE
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The fingering of EE is an addition by Fontana.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions