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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

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Issues : Annotations in FEH

b. 408-409

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fontana's fingering in EE

Fingering written into FEH
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The fingerings of EE and FEH differ at the beginning of the sequence, yet in the further part, one of Fontana's fingerings is most probably compliant with the entry in FEH. It is difficult to say whether and to what an extent one of these fingerings comes from Chopin. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Differences in fingering , Annotations in FEH

b. 410

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

Fingering written into FED

Fingering written into FEH

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fontana's fingering in EE
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An identical fingering of EE and FEH almost certainly corresponds to the Chopinesque one – cf. the Etude in A minor, op. 25 no. 11, bar 9, which Chopin provided with a fingering that should be used also in the next, similarly structured passages, in particular in bars 11-12. However, taking into account the repeatability of the four-note figures of the passage, it seems to be highly unlikely that Chopin would have indicated the fingering in such a detailed manner as it was written both in EE and FEH. In the main text, we give the most likely interpretation of the Chopinesque entry in FED – two ones, determining the key moments of the change of hand position. The latter was perhaps supposed to be, also or only, an erasure of the prematurely printed 8 ​​​​​​​of the octave sign. The resulting fingering most probably corresponds to the indications in EE and FEH. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FEH

b. 410

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

Fingering written into FEH

No teaching fingering
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The fingering written in FEH, compliant with the authentic articulation of the L.H., could have been indicated by Chopin. There is a similar situation in bars 414 and 438.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FEH

b. 411

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

Fingering written into FEH

No teaching fingering
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FEH

b. 412-413

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

Fingering written into FED, literal reading

Fingering written into FED, possible interpretation

Fingering written into FEH

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fontana's fingering in EE
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The one written in FED between the staves may refer to f1 in the L.H. or to the g​​​​​​​1 minim in the R.H. As the digit is placed closer to the L.H., since it touches the head of the 1st semiquaver, we assign it to this note. However, both in FEH and EE, the fingering was given only or mainly for the R.H., which proves that this part was considered to be more problematic (with which one cannot argue). Therefore, the entry in FED may also apply to the R.H., i.e. indicating the position of the 1st finger on a black key.    

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Differences in fingering , Annotations in FEH