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Op. 25 No 5, Etude in E minor

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Issues : Accompaniment changes

b. 8

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

a in chord in FC (→GE) & EE

f in FE
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The version of FE (a chord with f) is a result of Chopin proofreading from the version of the remaining sources (a chord with a). The traces of performing changes in print are present in FE both in this bar and in analogous bar 105. In a similar place in bar 36, all sources feature a chord with f. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of FE

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

b. 105

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

a in chord in FC (→GE) & EE

f in FE
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Same as in analogous bar 8, while proofreading FE, Chopin changed the middle note of the last chord in the L.H. from a to f.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of FE