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(Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

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b. 247-248

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

No fingering in A (→GE→FE,IE)

L.H. fingering in EE1

Fingering in both hands in EE2
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In the main text we do not include the inauthentic fingering added first by EE1 and then by EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 247

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

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In EE the 3rd R.H. quaver is preceded by a  instead of a . Neither EE1 nor EE2 noticed the patent mistake, despite the fact that EE2 added fingering over the next note.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 248

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

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In A one can see traces of removal (erasure) of the slurs combining each of the grace notes with the respective main notes. Perhaps Chopin did not want to suggest an unisono performance of this bar (with tenth leaps in both hands), as he allowed for the possibility of playing the e-e1 octave with the R.H., while the C-c one with the L.H.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A