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Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major

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Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 61

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

No pedalling in A

Pedalling in FE (→GE,EE)
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The pedalling originates from Chopin's proofreading of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 62-70

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

No pedalling in A

Pedalling in FE (→GE,EE)
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The pedalling of bars 62-66 and 68-70 originates from Chopin's proofreading of FE (→GE,EE). The missing indications in FE (→GE) in bar 67 – see the note on this bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 66

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

b1 in A (→FE→EE)

g1 in GE
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Initially, the erroneous version of GE – with g1 – was also in FE, in which, however, this g1 was changed to b1 in the last proofreading. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 68

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

d1(2) in A

d1(2) & d1(3) in FE (→GE,EE)
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The naturals and flats added in FE (→GE,EE) change the chord on which the 1st half of the bar is based. Despite numerous missing accidentals in A, it seems to be highly unlikely that the proofreading was only a correction of an inaccurate notation. Apparently, at the stage of writing A, Chopin heard d from the beginning of bar 68, same as in respective bar 66 (bars 67-68 constitute a modified repetition of bars 65-66).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 75

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

 in A

No marking in FE (→GE,EE)
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The absence of  in the editions, even if it is not a result of Chopin's proofreading in FE, could have been accepted by the composer who seems to be reducing the number of performance indications (mainly dynamic) in many places, leaving more scope for performers in this respect. Cf., e.g., bars 1-16, as well as notes to the Etude in E major, No. 11, bars 1-14 or Etude in C minor, No. 12, bars 2-10.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE