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Op. 25 No 5, Etude in E minor

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 1

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

Title & dedication in FC

Title & dedication in GE1

Title & dedication in GE2 (→GE3)

Title & dedication in FE

Title & dedication in EE1 & EE3

Title in EE2
 
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In the main text we give the title and dedication in accordance with the title page of the entire opus in FC and FE.
See the Etude in A major, No. 1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Dedications , GE revisions

b. 1-2

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

No fingering in FC (→GE), FE & EE1

Fingering in EE2 (→EE3)
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EE2 (→EE3) added fingering for three figures in the R.H. In spite of a clear accuracy, nothing indicates its provenience from Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 2-4

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

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The subsequent GE added cautionary naturals in these bars – already in GE1 before the second g2 in bar 3, in GE2 before d in bar 4, in GE3 before a1 in bar 2. The sign in bar 3 was added in EE3 too. According to us, all signs are justified and we adopt them to the main text. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 8-11

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

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Before g2 at the end of bars 8 and 11, GE added cautionary naturals. It is most probably an editorial revision. The addition was introduced – probably under the influence of GE – also in EE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 9

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

f in FC (→GE) & EE1

E in FE & EE2 (→EE3)
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Both versions of the 1st note of this bar are undoubtedly authentic, yet determining which one could have been considered final by Chopin faces major difficulties. The version with f seems to be later, as in FC one can see a correction in which the composer most probably deleted E and added f, whereas a similar correction was most probably also in the base text to EE. However, while proofreading FE later, Chopin did not introduce this change, in spite of the fact that he corrected the last chord in bar 8, positioned just next to it (1 cm). Therefore, in the main text we follow the version of the base source, i.e. FE.  

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Chopin's hesitations , Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of FC