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Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

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Issues : Annotations in FES

b. 15-16

composition: Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

AI

A (→GE), FE & EE

FES

Our variant suggestion
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The version of AI suggests that Chopin initially heard a monophonic melody in these bars or that he at least wanted to include all audible motifs as part of one melodic line. Eventually, he rejected this idea, probably unwilling to blur the polyphony-like structure of these bars. The additions in FES prove that this scarce notation was not understandable to everyone.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES

b. 41

composition: Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

Fingering written into FES

No teaching fingering
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In the main text, we consider the fingering digit written in FES, coming probably from Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES