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Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

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Issues : FE revisions

b. 23

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

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FE2 added a cautionary  before g1, undoubtedly justified after g1 appearing in this edition at the end of the previous bar. Similarly in EE3, where the cautionary  was added both in the R.H. and in the L.H. before g.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , FE revisions

b. 35

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

g1 in AI, A (→CDP,GE), FE2 & EE

b1 in FE
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The version of FE1 is certainly a mistake, corrected in FE2. Although in A one can see the identical correction – a deleted b1 and added g1 – yet a more profound analysis of the notation reveals that it is only the most visible part of a greater proofreading, including the last 5 semiquavers in the R.H., as Chopin wrote here the figure appearing at the end of bars 37 and 39 by mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error , Errors of A , Deletions in A , FE revisions