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Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

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Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 4

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

No fingering in FC (→GE) & EE

Fingering in FE
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The fingering under the first three semiquavers in the bar was added by Chopin most probably at the time of proofreading FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 4

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

No fingering in FC (→GE) & EE1

Fingering in FE & EE2 (→EE3)
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Chopin added the fingering digit over the last semiquaver probably in the proofreading of FE. The same digit added in EE2 (→EE3) is most probably an editorial revision, introduced probably on the basis of FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 5

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

Fingering in FC (→GE) & EE

Fingering in FE

Fingering written into FED, contextual interpretation

Suggested complement to FED fingering
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The chromatic third progression has two fingering versions in the sources:

  1. The fingering of FE (→GE) and EE, including 13 thirds in bar 5, printed also in FE in a completed version (the addition, undoubtedly performed by Chopin, was almost certainly introduced in the proofreading of this edition). All remaining chromatic progressions in this Etude were fingered by Chopin according to this scheme.
  2. The fingering written in FED over eight thirds in the 1st half in bar 5. According to us, they are to be interpreted as different from the printed proposal of fingering for the entire chromatic scale in these bars. Taking into account the fact that the first fingering was eventually indicated next to each third, we suggest a similar generalisation also for the second scheme, added in FED.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Differences in fingering , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 8-10

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

No fingering in FC (→GE) & EE1

Fingering in FE

Fingering in EE2 (→EE3)
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The fingering of FE, undoubtedly coming from Chopin, is almost certainly an addition introduced in the proofreading of this edition. The fingering was repeated in EE2 (→EE3), adding a '1' at the end of bar 8 (evident mistake).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 12

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

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The sharp returning c2 appears in [A] (→FC→GE1) and EE1 only before the 9th semiquaver, which is undoubtedly a mistake committed by Chopin (the composer, same as in many other places, concentrated on marking the top voice only). In the remaining sources, the sign was moved to the correct place (FE and GE2 and GE3) or was only added in this place (EE2 and EE3).  

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE , Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors of FC