mUltimate Chopin

Op. 25 No 11, Etude in A minor

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Issues : Errors in EE

b. 16

composition: Op. 25 No 11, Etude in A minor

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Before the 1st semiquaver of the last group, GC and FE have no accidental, which, due to the fact that 11 previous notes in the R.H. (together with d1) were written on the bottom stave, is only an inaccuracy. GE1 added a  before this note. In turn, the absence of this sign in EE1 (→EE2) and GE2 (→GE3) is a mistake, as in these editions – same as in mUltimate Chopin – the entire part of the R.H. is written in this bar on the top stave.

GC (→GE1) and FE repeated the  before b, the 2nd semiquaver of the last group. The unnecessary in this context sign was removed in EE and GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 39

composition: Op. 25 No 11, Etude in A minor

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There is no accidental before the penultimate semiquaver in GC (→GE1), FE and EE. The missing  returning d3 is undoubtedly an oversight of Chopin, corrected in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 41-42

composition: Op. 25 No 11, Etude in A minor

Fingering in GC (→GE)

Fingering in FE

Fingering in EE1 (→EE2)

Fingering in EE3

Combined suggestion by the editors
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The fingering versions of GC (→GE) and FE complement each other (and they generally overlap). In turn, the version of EE1 (→EE2) is most probably incomplete and erroneous.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE , Errors of GC

b. 50

composition: Op. 25 No 11, Etude in A minor

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In GC, FE and EE1 (→EE2) there is no  returning a2. This patent inaccuracy was corrected in GE and EE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 75

composition: Op. 25 No 11, Etude in A minor

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In the 2nd half of the bar the only accidental in the part of the R.H. in GC and FE is a  raising d3 to d3. The notation, although inaccurate, determines also the sound of the 6th and 10th semiquavers in the 2nd half of the bar as d2 and d1. EE added a  before the 3rd semiquaver from the end (d1) and an unnecessary  before g2 in the 3rd group of semiquavers. It is only GE that includes the correct notation, in which alteration of the 3rd, 7th and 11th semiquavers to f3, f2 and f1 was indicated. See bar 11.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals