Issues : Errors in GE

b. 8

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

 in AI

4 accents &  in FE (→EE)

3 accents &  in GE

Our alternative suggestion

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The indications of AI were changed in the version prepared for print, certainly with the participation of Chopin. Therefore, in the main text we give the version of FE (→EE). However, some of its elements can raise certain doubts, particularly the  hairpins and the last accent, overlooked in GE. Therefore, we alternatively suggest a certain interpretation of the notation of FE, based on an assumption of an inaccurate reproduction of Chopin's intention by the engraver.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in GE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 18

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

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In GE3 the e-e1 octave is a quaver, as a result of which the bar has only 7 quavers in the part of the L.H. The rhythmic error proves that the quaver flag in this place was printed by mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Rhythmic errors

b. 23-24

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

No slurs in AI

One slur in FE (→GE1GE2)

Two slurs in EE & GE3 (→GE4GE5)

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The slur of FE at the beginning of bar 24 (on the new line) very clearly indicates continuation of the preceding one and this is how it was understood in GE1 (→GE2). However, in EE it was the slur of FE in bar 23, ending on the last semiquaver, that was considered as correct. The separation of the slurs in GE3 (→GE4GE5) is probably a mistake.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 23-24

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

No signs in AI

Two  in FE

 in GE1 (→GE1aGE2GE3)

 in GE4 (→GE5)

Two  in EE

 suggested by the editors

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In bars 21-26 the dynamic signs were not marked in AI. In bars 23-24, FE (→EE) has two separate signs, the second out of which (in bar 24) was, however, not included in GE, which can mean that Chopin added it in the last proofreading of FE. According to us, the melodically homogeneous context suggests that  in bar 24 is to be understood as continuation of the previous one.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies , Hairpins denoting continuation

b. 25-26

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

No marks in AI

Wedge & dot in FE (→EE)

Three dots in GE1 (→GE1a)

L.H. dot in GE2 (→GE3GE4GE5)

Wedges suggested by the editors

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The octave in the R.H. is provided in FE (→EE) with a wedge in bar 25 and with a dot in bar 26. It is probably a result of misunderstanding of the notation of [A] (perhaps inaccurate). In GE1 (→GE1a) in both places there are dots, moreover, a dot was added – most probably by mistake – also over the octave in the L.H. It is hard to assume whether the omission of the signs in the R.H. in the subsequent GE is a result of a revision or of a mistake.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in GE , Wedges