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Op. 10 No 9, Etude in F minor

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b. 57

composition: Op. 10 No 9, Etude in F minor

No marks in AI & A (→FE→EE)

Dots in GE
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The staccato dots added in GE are most probably a result of the reviser's work who would draw on similar motifs in bars 29-30 and 58.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 58

composition: Op. 10 No 9, Etude in F minor

No marks in AI & A

Dots & accent in FE (→GE,EE)

Our suggestion
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All performance indications in the R.H. – dots, accents and slurs – were added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE). According to us, the engraver, by adding a short accent to the g1 crotchet, could have misinterpreted Chopin's entry in a proof copy. Therefore, in the main text we propose a long accent – cf. the note to bars 61-62.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 61

composition: Op. 10 No 9, Etude in F minor

 in A

 in FE (→GE,EE)
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According to us, it is highly unlikely that  present in A was changed in FE (→GE,EE) to  as a result of Chopin's intervention. The dynamic contrasts in bars 29-32, 33-36 and 56-60 draw on the rule of double juxtaposition of the same indications (– or –). The version of A is compatible with this rule also in bars 61-64, while in FE it was broken and in a way which does not correspond to the musical flow. The engraver of FE could have simply forgotten about the 2nd .

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 61-62

composition: Op. 10 No 9, Etude in F minor

Long accent in AI

Short accents in A (→FE→GE,EE)

Long accents suggested by the editors
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The accents in A seem to be short and this is how they were recreated in FE (→GE,EE). According to us, it may be a result of a subconscious tightening of the notation in order to fit the Etude on three pages. In analogous bars 29-30 the accents are clearly long and the accent in bar 61 in AI is also long.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 61-62

composition: Op. 10 No 9, Etude in F minor

No slurs in AI & A (→FE→GE,EE)

Slurs suggested by the editors
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We regard the lacking slurs in the 2nd halves of bars as an oversight by Chopin.

category imprint: Editorial revisions