Issues : Main-line changes

b. 1

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

No anacrusis in AI

Anacrusis in A (→CDP,GE), FE & EE

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Lack of upbeat in AI is characteristic for the original versions – cf., e.g., the autograph of the first edition of the Mazurka in A major, Op. 7 No. 4 or the album autograph of the initial theme of the Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Main-line changes , Changed phrase length

b. 30

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

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The pencilled corrections visible in AI prove that originally, the 2nd half of this bar was identical as in bar 26.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Accompaniment changes , Main-line changes