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Op. 25 No 9, Etude in G♭ major

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b. 1-8

composition: Op. 25 No 9, Etude in G♭ major

Accents in GC (→GE) & EE

No marks in FE
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The accents in GC (→GE) were added by Chopin, at the same time replacing a few   signs in bars 1-4. The missing accents in FE must be considered as Chopin's inaccuracy. See also bar 8.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections in GC

b. 1-24

composition: Op. 25 No 9, Etude in G♭ major

Slurs in GC (→GE) & FE

Slurs in EE
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EE consistently displays a different slurring of the basic figure in the R.H. in the entire Etude. It is rather a result of a different interpretation of Chopin's autograph by the engraver or copyist than differentiated Chopin notation. In the main text we give the version of two sources – GC and FE – which does not yet mean that the shorter slurs of EE must be considered as inaccurate, particularly considering the fact that neither musical nor pianistic issues give grounds for considering one of these versions to be clearly better. However, the longer slurs are supported by the visible in GC minor corrections of the slurs (e.g., in bar 34), proving the general acceptance of the three-note slurs by Chopin.
In the figures as at the beginning of bar 5 (bars 5-7, 13-15 and 21-23), beginning the slurs in EE under the top note is almost certainly an arbitrary decision of the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 8

composition: Op. 25 No 9, Etude in G♭ major

Slur in GC (→GE)

Slur & dots in FE & EE
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The sources do not give reasons for concluding how the difference in the articulation in the R.H. in the 1st half of the bar occurred. The slur of GC seems to be added by another hand than the majority of the remaining slurs of the Etude, which suggests Chopin's intervention. However, it is only an addition, as the manuscript had not included any articulation indications in this place. The addition of the slur could have been related to the addition of accents in the entire first period, in particular to the three accents breaking the scheme in the discussed bar. Due to this fact, we adopt the slur of GC (→GE) to the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections in GC

b. 25-44

composition: Op. 25 No 9, Etude in G♭ major

Three-notes slurs in GC (→GE) & FE

Two-notes slurs in EE
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Shorter slurs of EE – see bars 1-24.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 48-49

composition: Op. 25 No 9, Etude in G♭ major

Slur in GC (→GE) & FE

Slur in EE
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The shorter slur of EE is probably inaccurate.

category imprint: Differences between sources