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Op. 25 No 10, Etude in B minor

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 67

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

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The cautionary  before the grace note was written by Chopin in GC (→GE) and probably in the base text to EE. In GE2 (→GE3) a  was added also before the top note of the octave, d3. In the main text we include both signs.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 70

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

Dotted minim f in GC & EE

Dotted minim with tie in FE

Minim in GE1

Dotted crotchet in GE2 (→GE3)
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It is hard to state whether the lack of extending dot of f in GE1 is a revision – by analogy to bar 50 – or a mistake. The version of GE2 (→GE3) does not find justification in the sources.

It is also unclear how the tie sustaining f in FE is to be considered. It could be Chopin proofreading, yet also an earlier version or even a mistake, as the tie is absent both in analogous bars 50-51 and the remaining sources. Therefore, we do not include it in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 70

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

No mark in GC (→GE1)

Accent on third beat in FE

Accent on first beat in EE
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In the main text we give an accent on the 3rd beat of the bar, compatible with the sign present in all sources in analogous bar 50. The long accent ( hairpins ?) visible in EE may be authentic – cf. the note in the next bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 74-77

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

Slurs in GC (literal reading→GE1)

Slurs in GC, contextual interpretation

Slurs in FE

Slur in EE & GE2 (→GE3)
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When interpreted literally, the short slurs of GC (→GE1) are almost certainly erroneous due to the breaking of the slur between bars 73-74, contrary to the construction of the phrase. The suggested interpretation is based on the original slurring of analogous bars 55-57, in which Chopin combined the one-bar slurs in bars 55-56, written initially in GC. The phrasing may be considered as alternative with respect to the main text, based on FE and compatible with the slurring of analogous bars 54-57. The continuous slur in GE2 (→GE3) is a result of an arbitrary revision, yet the same slur in EE may be authentic.

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

issues: GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 76

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

d-e tie in GC (→GE1→GE2), FE & EE

No tie in GE3
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Deletion of the tie of d-e in GE3 is a result of a revision aiming at harmonising bars 56 and 76, this time on the basis of the version of GC in bar 56.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions