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Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

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b. 14

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

Fingering in A

Fingering in FE (→GE,EE)

Fingering written into FED

Our variant suggestion

Our alternative suggestion
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The sources reveal Chopin's hesitation concerning the fingering in this bar. According to the indications in A and FED, the fingering order for the 1st group of semiquavers is 5215, while FE (→GE,EE) gives 5125. However, neither A nor FED determines the fingering of the two following semiquaver groups – it can be both 4215 and 4125. In the main text we adopt a variant solution, in which we collate the digits featured in the sources. Additionally, we suggest a notation including all fingering possibilities stemming from various interpretations of these source notations which do not determine the fingering in the 2nd and 3rd groups of semiquavers. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 14

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

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We add cautionary flats before b and b3. The revision was already performed in GE2 (→GE3→GE4).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

b. 15-16

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

Fingering in A

FE (→GE,EE)
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The fingering of the L.H. was added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE) – only the 1st finger over f in bar 16 is written in A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 15-23

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

No fingering in A (→FE→GE)

Fingering in EE
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The indications added by Fontana in EE describe the same fingering that Chopin indicated in bars 1-9. What is interesting is the fact that Fontana did not faithfully copy the indications from these bars, yet he performed a new edition, in which generally – yet not always – there are fewer digits than for the first time.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 15-27

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

 in A

Pedalling in FE (→GE,EE)
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In A the only indication concerning the pedalling is the  mark at the beginning of bar 15. The remaining indications were added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , No pedal release mark