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Op. 25 No 7, Etude in C♯ minor

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Issues : Annotations in FES

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. 25

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

Fingering digit written into FES

No teaching fingering
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES

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

b. 27

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

Fingering digit written in FES

No teaching fingering

Fingering in EE2 (→EE3)
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The fingering added by the reviser of EE2 (→EE3) is undoubtedly the only numeral written by Chopin in this bar in FES.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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