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Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

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Issues : Annotations in teaching copies

b. 1

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

Fingering in FED

No teaching fingering
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In the main text we give the fingering written by Chopin in FED. Similarly in bars 3 and 7-8.

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issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 3

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

Fingering in FED

No teaching fingering
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 7-8

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

Fingering in FED

No teaching fingering
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

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. 19

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

Fingering in FED

No teaching fingering
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Chopin added the fingering numeral in FED.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED