EE2 - Corrected reprint of EE1
| Publisher: | Wessel & Co. |
| Date: | ⇒1840 |
| Title: | Douze Etudes || No. 24 |
| Dedication: | None |
Among the changes introduced in EE2 one can mention two significant additions:
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naturals raising a
to a in bar 8 were introduced, probably on the basis of comparison with analogous bar 54; - a bottom C1 was added to C at the beginning of bar 83, which may be considered to be an auto-correction or revision on the basis of FE (or both).
Moreover, fingering was added in bars 1 and 27. The indications are compatible with the hand's position resulting in a natural way from the structure of the figuration, yet certainly not coming from Chopin.
The copy presented in mUltimate Chopin comes from a later impression (1843), in which the individual title page was replaced with the cover of the Wessel & Co's Complete Collection of the Compositions of Frederic Chopin series. EE2 was then reprinted with further versions of this collective cover (completed with next Chopin pieces published by Wessel) until ca. 1858, when certain modifications were performed in the note text (see the characteristics of EE3). EE2 also includes copies of this Etude published separately. All versions of EE2 with a collective cover, as well as those published separately, are devoid of the authentic dedication.
| Original in: | Royal Academy of Music, Library, London |
| Shelf-mark: | 4 Chopin 10 (4) |