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Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 32

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

Long accent in AI

No mark in A (→CDP,GE), FE & EE
..

In the version prepared for print Chopin did not include this accent, similarly as many others – cf., e.g., bars 1-2, 4, 17.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

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. 37

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

No sign in AI & CDP

 in A

 in FE

 w EE

 in GE

 suggested by the editors
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Particular sources differ quite significantly, as far as the range of  hairpins is concerned. Taking into consideration the fact that the notation of A is not very precise in this respect and the fact that the signs in the base texts for FE and EE could have been written also by Chopin himself, in the main text we suggest hairpins of an average length and placement. Similarly in analogous bar 39.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , Inaccuracies in A

b. 39

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

No markings in AI

 in CDP

 in A

 in FE

 in EE

 in GE1

 in GE2 (→GE3)
 
..

It is hard to state which of the differently placed  marks of different length is closest to Chopin's intention (see the note to analogous bar 37). In this situation, in the main text we suggest – similarly as in that bar – a compromise solution. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , Inaccuracies in A

b. 40-41

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

No marks in AI, A (→CDP,GE), FE & EE1

Accents in EE2 (→EE3)
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The accents in the middle of each of these bars are certainly an addition of the reviser of EE2 (→EE3). Cf. bars 42-43.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions