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Op. 25 No 10, Etude in B minor

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b. 20

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

Accent in GC (→GE) & EE

No mark in FE
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Same as in the case of the remaining signs in bars 15-20, the missing accent in FE is probably Chopin's oversight. The sign in GC and EE is clearly shorter than the previous ones.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections in GC

b. 21

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

Four accents in GC (→GE) & EE

Four  in FE
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: 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

b. 23

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

Continued slur in GC (→GE1) & FE

Broken slur in EE

New slur in GE2 (→GE3)
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In the main text we give the beginning of the slur in bar 23 after GC (→GE1) and FE. The version of EE may also be authentic – beginning a new slur from the 2nd quaver in this bar seems to be highly justified if we take into account the repetition of the b2-b3 octave in the R.H. and leap in the L.H. In turn, beginning a new slur from the beginning of the bar is an arbitrary revision of GE2 (→GE3).

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b. 23-25

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

Slurs in GC, literal reading

Slurs in GC (contextual interpretation→GE1)

Slurs in FE

Slur in EE & GE2 (→GE3)
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According to us, GE1 correctly acknowledged that the longer slurs of GC were supposed to replace the shorter, according to Chopin, written under them and probably earlier. It is indicated by the addition of accents, which may be considered as an equivalent of shorter slurs in bar 24. Therefore, we give this version in the main text, however, one has to admit that it is the slurs of FE that display higher compatibility with the structure of motifs, as the last two triplets in bar 24 constitute a shortened version of the earlier, six-note motifs in bar 23 and in the 1st half of bar 24. The slur of EE may also be authentic.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions