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Op. 25 No 9, Etude in G♭ major

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Issues : Scope of dynamic hairpins

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).    

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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