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Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

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b. 1

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ 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. 31

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

No marking in FC (→GE) & EE

in FE
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It is highly likely that Chopin added  at the time of proofreading FE (or introducing last corrections to the base text, probably [A]). All changes, certainly or highly likely introduced into FE at the transition between bars 30-31 – rhythmic notation of the last quaver in bar 30, omission of the tie of b1 and pedalling and  in bar 31 – may be considered as related.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 47

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

in FC (→GE)

in FE & EE

Our variant suggestion
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According to us, the authenticity of  does not raise any doubts. In turn,  in FC (→GE) may be a result of an inaccurate interpretation of [A] by the copyist – the 'f' and 'z' letters from some of Chopin  merge in such a way that they can be considered as one 'f' letter, i.e.  (see the Etude in E major, Op. 10 No. 11, bar 25 or 50).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: fz – f

b. 53

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

No marking in FC (→GE)

in FE & EE
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The missing  in FC (→GE) may be explained with an oversight of the copyist or inadvertence of Chopin, if he added this indication in the already finished Stichvorlage manuscripts.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of FC

b. 61

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

 in FC (→GE) & EE

sotto voce in FE
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The sotto voce indication, present in FE, is the original version. In FC (→GE), Chopin deleted it and introduced . He introduced a similar correction most probably also in the base text to EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FC