Issues : Authentic corrections in GC

b. 16

composition: Op. 25 No 3, Etude in F major

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FE and EE1 have an as the 4th quaver of the bottom voice in the L.H. This patent error almost certainly happened to Chopin in [A], as the note on this pitch was initially written also in GC. Besides GC (→GE) the correct text was also introduced in EE2 (→EE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 29

composition: Op. 25 No 3, Etude in F major

No marking in GC (→GE)

in FE & EE

Our variant suggestion

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Chopin's intention in relation to  at the beginning of the bar is unclear. It is both in FE and EE, yet in GC one can see deletion of this sign, hence it is absent in GE. It suggests Chopin's intention to withdraw from this indication. However, in FED, bearing traces of development of the Etude with Chopin,  is written in pencil for the second time (apart from the printed sign), which has to be interpreted as confirmation of its validity. Therefore, it is possible that Chopin hesitated whether to indicate the absolute dynamics level in this place. It cannot be excluded that the correction in GC is unfinished –  was written there only under the 2nd quaver and Chopin could have simply wanted to move it to the beginning of the bar, yet due to distraction he did not write the sign in the new place. This kind of finished shift can be seen in bar 43, in which  written by the copyist under the 2nd quaver was deleted by Chopin and added at the beginning of the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 43

composition: Op. 25 No 3, Etude in F major

in GC (→GE) & FE

No marking in EE

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The absence of  in EE – unless it is the engraver's oversight – may mean that Chopin overlooked the base text to this edition, adding the hint in Stichvorlage manuscripts. It is also possible that he deleted the sign written before the 2nd beat of the bar, willing to move it to the beginning, yet he did not finish the correction (such a correction can be seen in GC, see also bar 29).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 69-70

composition: Op. 25 No 3, Etude in F major

 in GC, less likely reading

 in GC (more likely reading, →GE) & EE

 in FE

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The notation of GC is unclear, as far as the placement of the  sign is concerned. In the main text, we place it under the fcrotchet, which is a closer interpretation to the versions of the remaining sources. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections in GC