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Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 52

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

a1 in FC (→GE1→GE2), FE & EE

a1 in GE3
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The change introduced in GE3 is surprising due to the extent of misunderstanding of the harmony in this place, particularly if one takes into account the fact that it was introduced already in the 2nd half of the 19th century and the reviser of GE should have already known at least a few Chopin's pieces, in which a chord of a similar structure was used (g-f-a-c-e), as for example the Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20, bars 594-599, the Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1, bars 22-23 and in B major, Op. 62 No. 1, bar 18, Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61, bar 145, Barcarolle, Op. 60, bars 48-49. Chopin fingering, which completely does not fit the changed text, was also ignored. Similarly in analogous bar 56.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 56

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

a2 in FC (→GE1→GE2), FE & EE

a2 in GE3
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Clamant revision of GE3 – see bar 52.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 58

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

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Lack of the  returning d2 is a typical inaccuracy of Chopin notation. The sign was added only in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in FC

b. 63

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

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FC has F as the bottom note of the final chord. This patent error was corrected in GE, the remaining sources also include the correct text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Errors of FC