mUltimate Chopin

Op. 25 No 4, Etude in A minor

Text Compare Notes Sources Description
FC
Main text
A - Autograph
FC - Fontana's Copy
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected reprint of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE1a - Corrected reprint of GE1
GE1b - Flawed impression of GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Revised impression of GE2
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Corrected reprint of EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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  b. 58

 in A (→FE) & EE, more probable reading of FC

 in FC, literal reading

Less probable reading of  in FC (→GE)

The placement of the second  sign, written here by Chopin in FC, raises some doubts. Although its interpretation in GE is possible, as far as the sound is concerned, the position of Chopin  indications in, e.g., bars 53 and 62, proves that the discussed notation is simply inaccurate, which was not noticed by the composer, occupied with hasty corrections.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FC

notation: Pedalling

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