Issues : EE revisions

b. 1

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

Title & dedication in FC

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 FC 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 12, Etude in C minor

No fingering in FC (→GE), FE & EE1

Fingering in EE2 (→EE3)

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The fingering added in EE2 (→EE3) is non-authentic, although undoubtedly correct. Cf. bar 27.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 8

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

a in FC (→GE) & EE2 (→EE3)

a in FE & EE1

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It is hard to assume how the difference between the versions of FE and EE1 and these of FC (→GE) and EE2 (→EE3) occurred. In FC, the naturals introducing are written by the copyist, which means that they were present in the manuscript, probably an autograph copied by Fontana. Therefore, the absence of these signs in FE and EE1 could be explained by their later deletion by Chopin in the base texts to these editions. Hence a regular, chromatic progression of minor thirds in the middle voices would be then introduced only in bar 54 as a kind of variation of the repetition of this place. However, not being certain if it was so – the versions of FE and EE1 could have been results of mistakes – in the main text we give the undoubtedly authentic version of FC (→GE). 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Last key signature sign

b. 14

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

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The cautionary  before is included in EE and GE. The sign in EE may be authentic, yet an editorial revision is more likely, same as in GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 24

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

3 long accents in FC

5 short accents in FE

Short accent in EE1 (→EE2)

3 short accents in GE1

3 short accents in GE2 (→GE3)

3 short accents in EE3

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In the main text we give long accents, written most probably by Chopin in FC. In this copy, one can also see deletions of the previously written accents under the part of the L.H., which shows that the double accents of FE is a previous version. Lack of the signs in EE1 (→EE2) is certainly a mistake, corrected in EE3 on the basis of GE1.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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