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Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

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Issues : Errors of FC

b. 17-18

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

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In FC (→GE1) and FE there are no sharps returning d2 and c2 in the last group in bar 17 and c2 at the end of bar 18. EE and GE2 (→GE3) include the correct notation, which, in both cases, is a result of an editorial revision – in EE it is likely, in GE2 – certain.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Errors of FC

b. 29-30

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

Shorter slur in FC (→GE1)

Longer slur in FE & GE2 (→GE3)

Two slurs in EE
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Lack of ending of the slur in FC (→GE1) is probably an oversight of the copyist – in FC bar 29 is at the end of the line. The divided slur of EE may, however, mean that the slurring in the base text to this edition was unclear too. In the main text we give the undisputed slur of FE (same as in the previous, analogous phrase, the placement of the slur under the notes is certainly an arbitrary decision of the engraver).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Placement of markings , GE revisions , FE revisions , Errors of FC

b. 31

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

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Before the 1st semiquaver in the R.H. in FC (→GE1), FE and EE there is no  lowering b3 to b3. This patent inaccuracy was corrected in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Accidentals in different octaves , Errors in EE , GE revisions , Errors of FC

b. 49

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

B1 in FC (→GE) & EE

G1 In FE
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Compliance of FC (→GE) and EE allows to suppose that B1 was also in [A], while G1 in FE is a result of Chopin proofreading. Most probably it was actually a correction of quite a frequently encountered mistake in Chopin's works concerning the number of ledger lines (cf., e.g., the Etude in Gmajor, Op. 10 No. 5, bar 72.  

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , Terzverschreibung error , Errors in the number of ledger lines , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors of FC

b. 49-50

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

3 fingering digits in FC (→GE)

7 digits in FE & EE
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Lack of some of the fingering indications in FC (→GE) – '1' in bar 49 and three digits in bar 50 – is most probably a result of the copyist's inattention, although fingering additions in the base texts to FE and EE cannot be entirely excluded.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of FC