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Op. 25 No 4, Etude in A minor

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 21-23

composition: Op. 25 No 4, Etude in A minor

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In A (→FE) in three subsequent bars, Chopin did not use the  lowering a to a even once. This inaccuracy is also present in EE1 (→EE2). The notation of FC (→GE1) and EE3 is more accurate –  appears in bar 21. The completely correct notation appears only in GE2 (→GE3). See also bars 23-26.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 22

composition: Op. 25 No 4, Etude in A minor

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GE2 (→GE3) added cautionary naturals before f1 and f in the last quaver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 23-26

composition: Op. 25 No 4, Etude in A minor

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In A (→FE) there are no flats before the e notes in bars 23-25, e1 in the R.H. in bars 24-26 and e1 in the L.H. in bar 25. FC completed only the first of the aforementioned signs (in bar 23), while EE – the first and the last. The notation of GE1 is more accurate – only the sign before e1 is missing in the L.H. in bar 25. The notation of EE3 was also completed, adding both missing signs in the L.H. and the first (in bar 24) in the R.H. It is only GE2 (→GE3) that features the completely correct notation.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Inaccuracies in A

b. 26

composition: Op. 25 No 4, Etude in A minor

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The cautionary  before d2 at the end of bar 26 is in all sources. A respective sign in the L.H. was added only in GE and EE2 (→EE3). 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 27

composition: Op. 25 No 4, Etude in A minor

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GE2 (→GE3) added cautionary naturals before g2, g1 and g on the 4th quaver in the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions