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Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

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b. 57-58

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

Fingering in A

No fingering in FE (→GE,EE)
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In the editions, the omission of fingering digits (1) over the 1st notes in these bars is most probably a result of distraction of the engraver of FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 61

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

Fingering in A

No fingering in FE (→GE,EE)
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Omission of the '1' digit over the penultimate note in the editions is certainly a result of distraction of the engraver of FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 63-64

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

Fingering written into FED

No teaching fingering

Notation suggested by the editors
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In the main text we give the fingering written by Chopin in FED in the form adopted in our edition for this kind of situations.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 64

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

'4' in A (→FE→GE1,EE)

No numeral in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5)
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In GE2 and subsequent GE,s, the fingering digit over the last note is missing. It is most probably an oversight.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 65-66

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

No fingering in A (→FE→GE)

Fingering in EE

Fingering written into FED
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The meaning of the entry in bar 66 is unclear, although most probably it concerns simultaneous performance of the e1-g1 third with the 1st finger of the L.H. (the grip was marked by Chopin on a number of occasions, e.g., in the Piano Concerto in E minor, Op. 2, 2nd mov., bar 16 or the Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7, bar 12). Another possibility is the use of 1st fingers of both hands, which was indicated by Fontana in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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