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Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

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Issues : EE inaccuracies

b. 11-12

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

Two-bar long slur in AI, A (→GE) & FE

Two slurs in EE
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The broken slur of EE may result from misunderstanding of the manuscript, perhaps inaccurate. In A, bar 11 closes the line; this layout, conducive to ambiguities in the slurs' notation, was probably repeated in the manuscripts which served as base texts for FE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE inaccuracies

b. 17-18

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

Small notes in CDP, GE1 & EE

Small notes in bar 17 in AI & A

"Big" notes in FE & GE1a (→GE2→GE3)
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The sources differ in the size of note heads of the third semiquaver in each of the groups. In the main text, we give the version of FE, confirmed by Chopin proofreading of GE1a (→GE2→GE3). The heads of normal size ("big") signalise here the appearance of an additional melodic line in the tenor voice. In the remaining sources, the voice is not distinguished (EE) or it appears only at the beginning of bar 18 (AI and A).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of GE