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Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 6-8

composition: Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major

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The cautionary  before e2 at the beginning of bar 6 was added in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE). In the main text we still add a few cautionary signs in bar 8 – flats before a2 on the 3rd and a1 on the 5th quavers, as well as a  before f2 on the 6th quaver. The flats were already added in GE2 (→GE3→GE4), while the first of them also in EE4.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 8-9

composition: Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major

Slur ending in A

FE (→GE,EE)
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The slur of FE (→GE,EE) is obviously erroneous – the engraver led the slur to the end of the line, as it is in A. At the same time, he did not pay attention to the difference in the text's division into great staves: in A the line ends with bar 8, while in FE – with bar 9.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions

b. 8

composition: Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major

e2 in A (→FE) (literal reading)

e2 in GE & EE
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A lacking  before the penultimate quaver is most probably a mistake by Chopin. The accidental was added by the revisers in both GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors of A

b. 13

composition: Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major

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The lack of naturals before the sixth on the 6. quaver is an undoubted oversight by Chopin in A (→FE). The  before the upper note was complemented in both GE and EE, however the one sharpening d2 to d2 was only added in GE2 (→GE3→GE4). The lack of the latter accidental also infuences the pitch of the penultimate quaver of the bar. This inaccuracy was noticed during the proofreading of FE (→GE,EE) where a  was added before that quaver.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions

b. 16

composition: Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major

No sign in A (→FE)

 in GE & EE
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In this context, the missing  mark is undoubtedly a result of Chopin's inattention, who added pedalling in a proofreading of FE, or – which is more plausible – of the engraver implementing this proofreading. The mark was added both in GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , No pedal release mark