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Op. 25 No 7, Etude in C♯ minor

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Issues : Annotations in FED

b. 24

composition: Op. 25 No 7, Etude in C♯ minor

Fingering written into FED

Fingering written into FES

Chopin's fingering jointly

No teaching fingering

Fingering in EE2 (→EE3)
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The first two numerals written in FED are compatible with the entry in FES, which allows for considering the '5' visible in the second copy as an addition to the fingering of FED. In this version we give this fingering – analogous with the Chopin fingering in bar 22 – in the main text. As far as the continuation of the fingering of FES is concerned, the numerals concerning  g and a are probably erroneous, while the last four, written under the semiquaver beam, defining the shortened version of this passage, concern exactly this simplified version – see the note to bars 22-24. The fingering of EE2 (→EE3), in spite of being more comfortable, is, however, certainly non-authentic.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Differences in fingering , Annotations in FES

b. 24

composition: Op. 25 No 7, Etude in C♯ minor

Fingering in FED

No teaching fingering

Fingering in EE2 (→EE3)
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In FED, playing the g1-a1 second with the 1st finger was marked by Chopin in the way adopted by us in the main text. The same indication in FES has a form of only one big 'one', referring to both notes. 
The reviser of EE2 (→EE3) also marked the performance of this chord in this way.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 24

composition: Op. 25 No 7, Etude in C♯ minor

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In FE there are no accidentals before the 7th and 8th demisemiquavers. This frequent inaccuracy in Chopin notation was most probably repeated after the manuscript. Chopin partially corrected his mistake in GC and FED, adding a  raising g to g. EE and GE include the correct notation.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 25

composition: Op. 25 No 7, Etude in C♯ minor

Fingering written into FED

No teaching fingering

Fingering in FED, standard notation
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Chopin wrote three digits to indicate the fingering of the trill, perhaps in order to underline the unobvious set of fingers, in which during the entire trill the 3rd finger plays c1 over the 1st finger, remaining on b.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 26

composition: Op. 25 No 7, Etude in C♯ minor

Fingering written into FED

Fingering written into FES

No teaching fingering

Fingering in EE2 (→EE3)

Suggested combination of Chopin's indications
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The fingering of both copies complements each other, hence in the main text we give it together. The fingering added by the reviser of EE2 (→EE3) is entirely compatible in this bar with the one following from Chopin indications. It also concerns the fingering of the first, thirteen-note group of demisemiquavers in EE – see a previous note in this bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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