Main text
Main text
A - Autograph
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE1a - Corrected impression of GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Third German edition
GE4 - Fourth German edition
GE5 - Fifth German edition
EE - English edition
EE2 - First English edition
EE3 - Corrected impression of EE2
EE4 - Revised impression of EE3
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No fingering in A

Fingering in FE (→GE,EE)

Fingering written into FES, interpretation

Our variant suggestion

The fingering in the L.H. was added by Chopin during a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE). Chopin suggests here a different, slightly more demanding finger arrangement than at the beginning of the piece.
Probably it turned out to be too difficult for Jane Stirling, as in her pupil's copy (FES) digits suggesting use of a more convenient fingering were added. According to us, the entry, despite including only two digits, changes the fingering in the entire bar (perhaps this is what the sharp over the fingering reminds of?), which we also suggests in the main text in the variant form.

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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

notation: Fingering

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