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Issues : Annotations in FESf

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. 267-268

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

f1 & f tied in A (→FC→GE) & FESf

f1 repeated, f tied in FE

f1 tied, f repeated in EE
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In FE b. 267 closes the line of the text. There are no ties of the R.H. minims, f-f1, therein, whereas in b. 268 it is only the tie of f that was finished. These are patent mistakes. EE ignored that partial tie while adding a tie of f1, probably on the basis of comparison with an analogous place in b. 271-272, where FE has only the tie of f1. All necessary ties in the discussed bars were added in FESf.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Annotations in FESf

b. 273-274

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

E & g tied in A, GE2 (→GE3) & FESf

E repeated in FC (→GE1)

g repeated in FE (→EE)
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The omitted ties in FE (→EE) and FC (→GE1) must be mistakes. The tie of E was added in GE2 (→GE3), most probably on the basis of comparison with the analogous places. A tie next to g was added only just in FESf.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Errors of FC , Annotations in FESf

b. 372-373

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Tie to f1 in A (→FC), GE2 (→GE3) & FESf

No tie in FE (→EE)

Slur c1-e1 in GE1
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The missing tie of f1 is a patent mistake, although in FE it was overlooked, while in GE1 – distorted, since it was interpreted as a slur combining the crotchets of the middle voice, c1 and e1. The correct version was introduced in subsequent GE; the tie was also added in FESf.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Annotations in FESf

b. 477

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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The  raising a3 to a3, overlooked in A (→FE), was added in FC (→GE) and EE. The mark was also added in FESf.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Fontana's revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE , Annotations in FESf