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Op. 25 No 10, Etude in B minor

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 12-13

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

Two slurs in GC & GE2 (→GE3)

One slur in FE, EE & GE1
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The inaccurately written slurs of GC are, however, according to us, separated. It cannot be excluded that it looked similarly in the base texts to FE and EE.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 13

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

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In GC and FE there are no sharps raising g2-g3 to g2-g3. The patent error was corrected in GE, EE also features the correct text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 18

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

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In GC and EE1 (→EE2) there is no  returning c in the last chord in the L.H. The sign was added in GE and EE3, and probably also in the proofreading of FE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 20

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

 below L.H. part in GC (→GE1) & EE

No sign in FE

 between staves in GE2 (→GE3)
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When adding the  sign, Chopin probably omitted the base text to FE (see bars 15-16). The placement of the sign under the bottom stave could have resulted from the will to connect crescendo with the progression in the L.H. or due to lack of space between the staves. In the case of the latter, shifting the sign in GE2 (→GE3) would have been justified.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 23

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

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In GC and EE1 there is no  lowering F to F in the 1st chord in the bar. This patent inaccuracy was corrected in GE and EE2 (→EE3). FE also includes the correct text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC