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Op. 25 No 10, Etude in B minor

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Issues : Errors in GE

b. 104

composition: Op. 25 No 10, Etude in B minor

Continued slur in GC (literal reading→GE1)

New slur in GC (contextual interpretation), FE, EE & GE2 (→GE3)
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The first slur in the R.H., in GC started too early and moved to the left, confused the engraver of GE1 who combined it with the previous one. The remaining inaccurate slurs of GC in this bar were interpreted correctly, in accordance with the version of the remaining sources.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 108

composition: Op. 25 No 10, Etude in B minor

f1 in GC & GE1 (contextual interpretation), EE & GE2 (→GE3)

a1 in FE
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FE has an a1 as the 3rd crotchet of the middle voice in the R.H. It is almost certainly the so-called Terzverschreibung error.
In GC (→GE1) the correct note is an f1. This patent error was corrected in GE2 (→GE3), EE also includes the correct version.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors in GE , Terzverschreibung error , GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 113

composition: Op. 25 No 10, Etude in B minor

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In GC (→GE1) and EE, there are no accidentals before the crotchets, so they should read as c and c2. In spite of the fact that the version does not raise any doubts as far as the sound is concerned, the omission of the naturals is proved by:

  • the logic of harmony – this and the previous triplet create an abbreviated version of the motif used in the progression in bars 109-112. In this abbreviated version it is then repeated twice in the further part of bars 113-114. There is no reason to resign from the semi-tone movement of crotchets filling the octaves in one place only;
  • misleading chromatic orthography – change from d to c despite preserving regular notation of the octaves in the F minor key;
  • signs added – probably by Chopin – in the proofreading of FE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors of GC