Issues : Tenuto slurs
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b. 17-19
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composition: Op. 25 No 4, Etude in A minor
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The initially written here three slurs, one in each bar, were then extended by Chopin in both preserved manuscripts, who connected the slurs between bars 18-19 in A, whereas in FC – between bars 17-18. In A, the situation is additionally complicated by the new line of text beginning in bar 18, as a result of which – as it is often to be encountered in Chopin autographs – it is unknown whether the slur in this bar is supposed to continue the one from bar 17 or not. The two possible interpretations resulting from this situation are reflected in the versions of FE and EE, which, however, feature the most probably inaccurately written ending of the slur in bar 19. In turn, GE inaccurately reproduced the ending of the slur in bar 18. In the main text we give the slurs of FC, corrected by Chopin's hand and compatible with the phrasing corresponding to the formal structure. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Corrections in A , Authentic corrections of FC , Tenuto slurs |
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b. 30-32
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composition: Op. 25 No 4, Etude in A minor
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In spite of the clearly divided slurs of A (→FC), both FE and GE1 embrace these three bars with one slur. The slur of EE is the original version, not corrected by Chopin in the base text to this edition (the extension of the slur is visible in A and most probably in FC). category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Corrections in A , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FC , Tenuto slurs |
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b. 30
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composition: Op. 25 No 4, Etude in A minor
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A slur starting from the minim c2 is a clear example of so-called tenuto-slurs, emphasizing the necessity of holding down the last note under the slur. Cf. e.g. Concerto in F minor, Op. 21, mvt. II, bar 84. category imprint: Source & stylistic information issues: Tenuto slurs |
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b. 50-51
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composition: Op. 25 No 4, Etude in A minor
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In the face of the notation of A, the fact of combining the slurs in FE and EE may be considered to be justified, however, it is most likely that Chopin's intention was interpreted correctly in FC. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: GE revisions , Tenuto slurs |
