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Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 1

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

mezza voce in A (→GE) & EE

No indication in FE
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According to us, it is an oversight that is a more likely explanation for the absence of the mezza voce indication in FE rather than a possible Chopin's correction, whose effect would be a total resignation from indicating dynamics at the beginning of the piece.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 1

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

in A (→GE)

in FE & EE
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The use of the  time signature is surprising only in EE, as in FE the  time signature was not used in the Etudes even once – contrary to the manuscripts – neither in Op. 25 nor in Op. 10, in the Etude in F minor, Dbop. 36 No. 1 (cf. the Impromptu in A major, Op. 29). Anyways, the correctness and authenticity of the  time signature written by Chopin in A (→GE) is beyond any doubt.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Changes of metre , Inaccuracies in FE , 4/4 or 2/2

b. 3-4

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

One slur in A (→GE) & EE

Two slurs in FE
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The separated slur is most probably a result of an inaccurate reproduction of the manuscript in FE. Cf. bars 7-8.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE