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Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

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b. 36-38

composition: Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

No signs in AI & CDP

in A (→GE), FE & EE
..

Chopin added the dynamic hairpins in bars 36 and 38 (and also in bar 37) probably in the last phase of preparing the Etude for print, which is indicated by their absence both in AI and CDP.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 36

composition: Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

A1 in AI

A in A (→CDP,GE), FE & EE
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The change of register of the bass note is one of a few introduced in this part of Etude by Chopin – cf. bars 35, 38 and 40.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes

b. 37

composition: Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

 on 3rd beat in Ai

 on 2nd beat in A (→GE), FE & EE
..

In this and adjacent bars, AI presents a different pedalling concept. Subtle changes, introduced by Chopin in the version intended for publication, do not change the harmonic frame, yet they suggest a differently detailed phrasing of the melodic line. Similarly in bar 39.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 37

composition: Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

 in AI, A (→GE) & EE

Earlier  in FE
..

The too early placed  mark in FE is, according to us, a result of an error or misunderstanding.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 37

composition: Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

e1 in AI

f1 in A (→CDP,GE), FE & EE
..

The version of A and of the later sources may raise stylistic doubts due to the parallel shift of the A major chord to b minor appearing in combination with the previous bar. Therefore, it is presumably Chopin's lapsus calami. However, considering the fact that the composer had a number of occasions to correct his potential mistake (proofreading of three Stichvorlage manuscripts, proofreading of FE, lessons, whose proof are FED and FES), we preserve this version in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors of A