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Issues : Annotations in FES

b. 175

composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor

Fingering written into FEJ & FES

No teaching fingering
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Chopin added the fingering in FES, FEJ includes the same indication.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEJ

b. 233

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

d in A (→GE), EE & FES

f in FE
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The logic of the figuration's structure and a comparison with analogous bar 235 point to a Terzverschreibung error of FE. The conclusion finds confirmation in a correction of this note performed in pencil – perhaps with Chopin's hand – in FES.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error , Annotations in FES

b. 236

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

Fingering written into FES
 

No teaching fingering
 
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES

b. 248-249

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

Fingering written into FES

Completed fingering from FES

Fingering written into FESf

Fingering written into FEO, possible interpretation

Fingering written into FEO, different interpretation

Fingering in EE

No fingering in FE (→GE)
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In the main text, we give the fingering written in pencil to FES (with one added digit for more clarity), coming most probably from Chopin. A different fingering, probably coming from Chopin, is in FESf. The poorly legible annotation in FEO may be interpreted in a variety of ways – we suggest these interpretations that lead to a pianistically natural fingering as variants.

The fingering in EE comes from the editor and it is inauthentic.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Differences in fingering , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEO , Annotations in FESf

b. 255

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

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FE (→GE,EE) has a c2 as the 2nd semiquaver. It is a typical Terzverschreibung error of the engraver (or perhaps of Chopin in the Stichvorlage for FE). Chopin corrected the erroneous note in pencil in FES.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , Terzverschreibung error , Annotations in FES