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Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 45-46

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

No fingering in AI & FE (→GE)

Fingering digit written into FES

Fingering in EE
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In the main text we give the fingering numeral written in FES. In the fingering added by Fontana in EE, a different finger was indicated here.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 47

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

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In AI and FE there is no  before the bottom note of the octave, which is a patent inaccuracy. GE and EE have the correct text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions

b. 47-50

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

Fingering in AI

No fingering in FE (→GE)

Fingering written into FES

Fingering in EE

Our suggestion
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In the main text we include the numeral added in bar 47 in FES and two which complete it, yet coming from AI. Fontana's fingering in EE diverts from Chopin's indications also in this place. Fontana gave two fingering variants.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 51

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

No fingering in AI & FE (→GE)

Fingering in EE
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The fingering in EE was added by Fontana.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 53-61

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

No arpeggio signs in AI & FE (→EE2)

Two arpeggio signs in EE3

Five arpeggio signs in GE & EE4
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According to us, the arpeggio performance of the tenth chords in bars 53 and 61 remains beyond any doubts – see bar 11.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions