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Op. 25 No 12, Etude in C minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 72

composition: Op. 25 No 12, Etude in C minor

3 long accents in FC

6 different accents in FE

3 short accents in EE1 (→EE2)

3 short accents in GE1

3 short accents in GE2 (→GE3)

5 short accents in EE3
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In the main text we give long accents written with Chopin's hand in FC instead of short accents placed in a way it can be seen in EE1 (→EE2). The long accents on the 2nd and 3rd beats were also introduced in the proofreading of FE (without deleting the original ones). According to us, it was a simplified correction, aimed at both replacing the short accents under the stave with long ones and at removing the accents on the 11th and 15th semiquavers (see the next note). The meaning of the signs placed closer to the top stave probably raised doubts of Chopin's pupil, as FED includes accents added in pencil directly over the 9th and 13th semiquavers of the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FC

b. 74-76

composition: Op. 25 No 12, Etude in C minor

Mostly long accents in FC

Double accents in FE

4 short accents in EE

6 short accents in GE1

6 short accents in GE2 (→GE3)

Long accents suggested by the editors
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We reproduce the long accents in bars 74 and 76 on the basis of FC, in which Chopin corrected the accents in a few analogous places and he probably added them also in these bars (at least some of them, e.g., the last two in bar 74). The long accents are present also in FE, yet as a whole, the notation of this source seems to be a result of simplified corrections of the original notation with the accents under the part of the L.H. (similarly in bars 78-80). The missing signs in the 2nd half of bar 74 in EE are probably a mistake – see the next note.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FC

b. 77-79

composition: Op. 25 No 12, Etude in C minor

2 different accents in FC

3 different accents in FE

2 short accents in EE & GE

2 long accents suggested by the editors
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In the main text, we give the accent in bar 79 on the basis of FC, where it could have been written by Chopin (cf. bars  71-75). The sign in bar 77 is probably the original version of the accent, left by inattention, analogous to the signs present in the passages including one bar only, hence we suggest there a long accent based on analogous bars. This is the notation, probably original, that is included in FE in bar 77 and in EE and GE in both discussed bars. The notation of FE in bar 79, used in this context only there, may be erroneous (see also bars 74-76).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Omitted correction of an analogous place , Authentic corrections of FC

b. 78-80

composition: Op. 25 No 12, Etude in C minor

6 different accents in FC

10 different accents in FE

8 different accents in EE

6 short accents in GE

Long accents suggested by the editors
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In the main text, we give the accents in bar 78 after the notation of FC, corrected by Chopin. We also apply it in bar 80, overlooked at the time of corrections, probably as a result of the composer's inattention. The versions of the editions are probably inaccurate or inconclusive (cf. bars 74-76).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Omitted correction of an analogous place , Authentic corrections of FC