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Op. 25 No 2, Etude in F minor

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b. 54-55

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

 in AW & GC

 in CDP & FE

 in GE

 in EE
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It is unclear, which length of  corresponded to the last Chopin's intention. Compatibility of AW and GC (→GE, inaccurately) suggests that GC may include an earlier version, changed by Chopin in the remaining Stichvorlage manuscripts. However, the presence of the longer sign in CDP, generally compatible with FE (and to a lesser extent with EE) denies this interpretation. Perhaps the concurrence of AW and GC is accidental and the sign could have been inaccurately copied by Gutmann.

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issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 57

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

4 dots in AW & FE

5 dots in CDP, GC (→GE) & EE
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Same as in the case of slurs, in the main text we give 4 portato dots, on the basis of the authority of AW and FE. However, one has to state that in the majority of the sources coming from [A] one could see 5 dots. Therefore, it is possible that it is indeed Chopin's last intention in this respect (the version of AW would be simply earlier then and FE – inaccurate).

However, there is also a possibility that the number of dots should be related to the slurring – continuous slur in CDP and EE to determine the performance in which after d3 there is a breath and 4 portato quavers requires writing 5 dots. In turn, after separating the last 4 quavers with a slur, it is only they that need dots in order to indicate the portato articulation. The latter, independently from source issues, seems to be clearer. 

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