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Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

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b. 30-31

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

Semiquaver d2 & tied b1 in FC & GE2

Quaver d2 & repeated b1 in FE

Quaver d2 & tied b1 in GE1

Semiquaver d2, rest & tied b1 in EE & GE3

Our alternative variant suggestion
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Different versions of rhythmic notation of the last third are not easy to classify in terms of authenticity and chronology. The differences between particular sources concern three elements: the tie sustaining b1, the rhythmic value of the d2 note and semiquaver rest, completing the rhythmic values of the top voice. For the d2 note we adopt the form of the staccato quaver present in FE, as the version could have been corrected by Chopin. From the practical point of view, it is, however, only the tie or repetition of the b1 note that is important. Taking into account undeniable Chopin additions in FE in this and the next bar, to the main text we adopt the version without tie. In addition, we also suggest a variant solution with the tie in brackets, as Chopin's final intention concerning this issue is not entirely conclusive. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in FC

b. 31

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

b1 tied in FC (→GE) & EE

b1 repeated in FE

Our alternative variant suggestion
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Repetition or sustention of the b1 note – see the note on the previous page.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 31

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

No markings in FC (→GE) & EE

Pedalling in FE
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The pedalling was added by Chopin most probably at the time of proofreading FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 31

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

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We add a cautionary  before E. The addition was already introduced in GE2 (→GE3), which include naturals also before e2 in the L.H. and e3 in the R.H.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

b. 31-33

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

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In FE, instead of , a  was misplaced twice – at the beginning of the last group in the L.H. in bar 31 there is c2-e2 instead of c2-e2, while at the 7th semiquaver in bar 33 there is f2-a2 instead of f2-a2. Both mistakes were corrected in FES, although it is hard to state whether it was Chopin who performed it. In the second place, an erroneous or unclear notation could have been in [A] and in the remaining Stichvorlage manuscripts – in FC one can see a correction from  to , while EE1 does not include any sign before this note, which gives the same result as the erroneous  in FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , Errors of A , Annotations in FES