Issues : Wedges

b. 12

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

Wedge in GC & EE

Dot in FE & GE

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The wedge in GC, confirmed by EE, was reproduced in GE as a staccato dot. Therefore, the evaluation of the authenticity of the dot in FE also advises caution. The tendency to interpret wedges as dots was very clear in the B&H publishing houses – cf., e.g., the Nocturne in D major, Op. 27 No. 2, bar 12 or the Scherzo in C minor, Op. 39, bar 18.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Wedges

b. 64

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

Wedges in GC, EE & GE2 (→GE3)

R.H. wedge in FE

Dots in GE1

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Lack of the wedge for the L.H. may correspond to the notation of the base text to FE, however, it cannot be excluded that the engraver confused the wedge for a fingering numeral. In the remaining sources the wedges are present in the parts of both hands (except for GE1, in which the signs were undoubtedly misinterpreted as staccato dots).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Wedges

b. 96

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

Staccato dots in GC, FE & EE

No marks in FE1

Wedges in GE2 (→GE3)

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Lack of staccato signs in GE1 is most probably an oversight, yet the wedges added in GE2 (→GE3) – incompatible with the distinct dots of GC and of the remaining sources – correct this mistake only partially. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Wedges