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Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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b. 3

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

e2-c3 in A (→GE) & FE

e2-c3 in EE
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The authenticity of the version with c3 is undeniable – Chopin fingered it twice and heard it then during the lessons. However, it cannot be said of the version with c3 – the copyist or reviser of EE could have added a , considering the failure to preserve the rule of parallel movement of the voices to be a sign of mistake. However, it does not mean that it was like that – it could have also been Chopin that introduced this variation.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 3

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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In A (→GE) and FE there is a superfluous  (cautionary?) before d2. The absence of the sign in EE may be result of a revision.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 3

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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In the main text we add a cautionary  before e3; the addition was already introduced in GE and repeated in EE3. In GE2 (→GE3) a poorly justified cautionary  was added also before d3 (as well as an erroneous  before the bottom note of the 10th sixth).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 6

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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FE features e2 as the top note of the sixth beginning the 2nd half of the bar. This patent error was corrected in both pupils' copies, including annotations in this Etude – FED and FES.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , Annotations in FES

b. 7

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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In GE1 there is no  raising b2 to b2. The mistake was corrected in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions