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b. 79-80
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composition: Op. 25 No 11, Etude in A minor
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In GC the first slur in the L.H. starts closer to the 1st crotchet in bar 79 than to the second one. In spite of that, it is almost certain that it is to be interpreted in accordance with FE and EE. It is proved by the slur starting in bar 80, which, despite the fact that it begins almost under the 2nd crotchet of the bar, due to its position over the last two crotchets in the part of the L.H., may concern only the 2nd half of the bar. It shows the panache, with which the copyist drew the slurs (perhaps inspired with the handwriting of Chopin – cf., e.g., the Mazurka in G minor, Op. 24 No. 1, bar 21). category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC |
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b. 79-80
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composition: Op. 25 No 11, Etude in A minor
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The authenticity of the diminuendo indication included in EE does not raise any doubts, although one cannot entirely exclude an editorial revision under the influence of analogy with bars 15-16. It seems to be more likely that Chopin overlooked the discussed place at the time of completing performance indications in GC – bar 79 is the first one written out with notes after the 10-bar-long briefly written section, which could have distracted the composer. In the main text we include the indication of EE in the form in which Chopin would write similar indications in GC (see the note to bars 33-34). category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions |
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b. 80
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composition: Op. 25 No 11, Etude in A minor category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: GE revisions , Rhythmic errors , Errors of GC |
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b. 80-81
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composition: Op. 25 No 11, Etude in A minor
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The missing slur in GE1 is undoubtedly a mistake – it may be that the engraver could not decide how to recreate the ambiguous slur of GC (see bars 79-80) and eventually forgot about this troublesome sign. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC |
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b. 81
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composition: Op. 25 No 11, Etude in A minor
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It is not entirely clear which type of accent Chopin had on his mind here. According to us, an inaccurate reproduction of the long accent in EE is, however, more likely than the reverse situation – the copyist's writing a long accent in place of the short sign in [A]. The sign in GC, very characteristic for Chopin's handwriting, could have been written with his hand. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE |
