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Op. 25 No 9, Etude in G♭ major

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b. 8

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

2 long accents in GC

No accents in FE

Short accent in GE1 & EE

2 short accents in GE2 (→GE3)
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Same as in the previous bars, the accents are a result of Chopin additions in GC and (most probably) in the base text to EE. The first two signs are clearly longer, however, according to us, it follows from the intention of clearly writing the signs overlapping the slur. The missing second one in GE1 is most probably an oversight (cf. the note concerning the chord in the L.H.), yet it is hard to state what was the reason of omitting this sign in EE.

See also the note on articulation in this bar.

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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Long accents , Errors in GE

b. 11-12

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

 in GC (→GE)

No sign in FE & EE
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The missing hairpins in FE and EE seem to be Chopin's oversight here at the time of preparing Stichvorlage manuscripts.

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b. 15-17

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

 in GC

 in FE & EE

 in GE1

 in GE2 (→GE3)

 suggested by the editors
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The  hairpins written in GC are certainly too long – leading the diminuendo one quaver beyond  placed at the beginning of the new phrase is unable to be performed in a noticeable manner (cf. the Etude in A minor, No. 11, bar 16). Therefore, in the main text we end the sign still in bar 16, in accordance with FE, EE and GE2 (→GE3). In turn, both potentially authentic moments of beginning the sign – in GC and in FE and EE – are, according to us, equally justified, as far as the music is concerned. The slight shift of the beginning of  in GE is a typical inaccuracy of this edition – adjustment of the range of the sign to the rhythmic structure (most often to beams).    

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issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 32

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

No mark in GC (→GE), FE & EE

Accent in FED

Our variant suggestion
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A reversed accent, sometimes used by Chopin (most often to highlight the note placed a second higher than the previous one), was added here in FED.

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issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 36

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

Accent in GC (→GE)

No mark in FE & EE
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The accent under a1 was most probably added in GC (→GE) by Chopin.

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issues: Authentic corrections in GC