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Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

Text Compare Notes Sources Description
EE2
Main text
A - Autograph
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected reprint of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE1a - Another copy of #GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Revised impression of GE2
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Corrected reprint of EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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Octave in A (→GE), FE & EE3

Only A in EE1 (→EE2)

The single A in EE1 (→EE2) is the original version. It is proved by visible corrections performed by Chopin in A (→GE) and FE. The version with octave was introduced in EE3, most probably on the basis of GE.

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions, Authentic corrections of FE, Authentic corrections in GC

notation: Pitch

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Original in: Royal Academy of Music, Library, Londyn