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Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

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Issues : Long accents

b. 28

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

Long accent in AI

No sign in A (→CDP,GE)

 in FE & EE
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The  hairpins must have been written in this form by Chopin in the base texts to FE and EE. The long accent in AI is certainly the original version of the dynamic indications – cf., e.g., bars 1-2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 29

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

Accent on d2 in AI

 & accent on c3 in A

Accent on c3 in CDP

 & accent on c3 in FE & EE

 & accent on f2 in GE1

 & accent on c3 in GE2 (→GE3)
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The earlier version of AI enables to observe the changes in the dynamics and accentuation of this bar – Chopin moved the accent from the first to the 4th beat of the bar and added  in the 1st half of the bar. The sign of accent in A, written inaccurately, was undoubtedly erroneously reproduced in GE1, which was only partially corrected in GE2 (→GE3). The interpretation adopted in the main text is confirmed by the signs in FE and EE.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Long accents , GE revisions