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Op. 25 No 2, Etude in F minor

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 14

composition: Op. 25 No 2, Etude in F minor

 in AW

No sign in CDP, GC (→GE) & EE1 (→EE2)

 in FE

 in EE3
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The  hairpins (and corresponding  in bar 15) were probably added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE. The sign in EE3, despite being generally compatible with authentic indications of AW and FE, is undoubtedly an addition of revision.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 37-38

composition: Op. 25 No 2, Etude in F minor

No marks in CDP, GC (→GE), FE & EE

Accents in AW

Our variant suggestion
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The accents of AW may be considered as complementary in relation to the indications of the version prepared for print. However, it is possible that Chopin thought them to be superfluous after writing pedalling in this place, particularly poco a poco cresc. in bars 36-37. Therefore, in the main text we leave their use at the discretion of the performer.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 37-38

composition: Op. 25 No 2, Etude in F minor

No signs in AW & EE

  in CDP, GC (→GE) & FE
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The presence of a pair of hairpins in CDP suggests that at the moment of performing Stichvorlage copies, they were already written in [A]. Lack of these signs in EE may be explained with the copyist's or engraver's oversight.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins

b. 43-44

composition: Op. 25 No 2, Etude in F minor

No sign in AW, GC (→GE) & EE

 in FE

Our variant suggestion
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 49-50

composition: Op. 25 No 2, Etude in F minor

 in AW

  in CDP, GC (→GE), FE & EE

  in EE
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According to us, the  hairpins written in AW, together with a tempo appearing in the same place, define a clearly different from the final one concept of return of the leit motif of the Etude. See also bar 51.

It is hard to state whether the hairpins of EE were inaccurately reproduced by the copyist or engraver or whether they were written in a slightly different way by Chopin in the base text to this edition.  

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE inaccuracies