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Op. 25 No 10, Etude in B minor

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b. 1

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

Title & dedication in GC

Title & dedication in GE1

Title & dedication in GE2 (→GE3)

Title & dedication in FE

Title & dedication in EE1 & EE3

Title in EE2

Our suggestion
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In the main text we give the title and dedication after the title page of the entire Opus in GC and FE.
See the Etude in A major, No. 1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Dedications , GE revisions

b. 1

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

No indication in GC (→GE) & FE

in EE
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The indication sempre legato, present only in EE, was probably added by Chopin in the base text to this edition.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 5

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

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Both in GC and FE one can see traces of corrections from  to . EE also features the final version. Cf. the Etude in A minor, No. 11, bars 5 and 13.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 23

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

No marking in GC (→GE) & EE

in FE
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 visible in FE is the original version – Chopin deleted such indications in GC (→GE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections in GC

b. 27-28

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

 in GC

 in EE & GE

 in FE
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In the main text we give  written by Chopin in GC.  in FE is most probably the original version – cf. bar 23, as well as bars 15-21.

category imprint: Differences between sources