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Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 15

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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Following GE2 (→GE3), we add cautionary flats before g1 and g, while we omit the late sign before g1 on the 9th quaver, present in the remaining sources.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 19

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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In A, FE and EE1 there are no cautionary flats on the 3rd quaver in the bar. The sign in the R.H. was added in GE1 and EE2 (→EE3), in the L.H. – in GE2 (→GE3). In the main text we consider both. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 19-20

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

No sign in A

 in FE

 in EE

 in GE
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Lack of the  sign in A, intended or not, is symptomatic – Chopin did not want to precise the moment of the pedal's release or he was uncertain how to mark it (cf. the Prelude in C minor, Op. 45, bars 5-6 and analog.). The composer could have meant a gradual release of pedal, which was impossible to write adequately with the help of the adopted system of signs. In this situation, the signs in FE and EE, although undoubtedly authentic, are probably to be considered as an approximate proposal.
The sign added in GE is certainly non-authentic. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: GE revisions , No pedal release mark

b. 23

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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In A there are no accidentals in the last triplet in the L.H., which formally gives a d and then d1. This patent error was repeated in GE1 and EE, which proves how obvious the correct text seemed to be here. FE has a  – generally cautionary – before d, yet not an octave higher before the next quaver. The correct text is to be found only in GE2 (→GE3).

 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 26-27

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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Placement of decresc. – see the note on  in bars 25-27. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions