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Op. 25 No 5, Etude in E minor

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b. 97

composition: Op. 25 No 5, Etude in E minor

No indication in FC (→GE) & EE

in FE

Our variant suggestion
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The poco ritenuto indication was most probably added in the proofreading of FE. A probable reason could have been the layout of the note text, in which bar 97, the first in the new line, was devoid of a clear suggestion of retardation (smorz. is at the end of the previous line). In the graphical layout adopted in mUltimate Chopin, the validity of smorzando until the end of the E major section is beyond any doubt, hence we include poco ritenuto, of a detailing character, yet not introducing any new elements, in brackets. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 138

composition: Op. 25 No 5, Etude in E minor

in FC (→GE) & FE

in EE
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The corrections visible in FC in this and the previous bar – shift of  from bar 137 to bar 138 and addition of con forza – prove a possible addition of indications in all three Stichvorlage manuscripts by Chopin.  in EE can be authentic, although a possibility of a kind of mistake cannot be entirely excluded. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FC