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Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

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b. 2

composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

No fingering in A (→FE→GE)

Fingering in EE
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In EE Fontana employed a supplemented version of Chopin's fingering from bar 4.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 2-10

composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

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In bars 2 and 10 we add cautionary flats before a. The addition was already performed in GE2 and later GE,s and in EE4.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 2-3

composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

Slurs in A

No slurs in FE (→GE,EE)
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The inaccurate and unclear slurs of A were ignored in FE (→GE,EE). Their range, particularly in the case of bar 3, is uncertain. We do not include them in the main text, as Chopin did not repeat them in A and in analogous bars 10-11 and 42-43, nor did he add them in a proofreading of FE (cf. bars 47-49). 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 3

composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

No fingering in A

Fingering in FE (→GE,EE)
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While proofreading FE, Chopin added the fingering of the L.H. in bars 3-4, particularly '3' over the first sustained a in bar 3. As, according to the benchmark fingering given in bar 1, the last semiquaver in bar 2 should be played with the 4th finger, such a notation could suggest a swap of the finger on this note. According to us, there is, however, a more plausible explanation for this notation – Chopin added the fingering in bar 3 before he decided to change the ending of bar 2, i.e. the 3rd finger at the beginning of bar 3 was added in the moment when the note was being struck and not held. Therefore, in the main text we propose to move the digit to bar 2, which was included in the neighbouring note.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors resulting from corrections , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 3

composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

No fingering in A

Fingering in FE (→GE,EE)

Fingering written into FES, interpretation

Our variant suggestion
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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.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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