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Fingering

b. 1

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

Fingering written into FES

No teaching fingering

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The characteristic, expressive Chopin fingering was written by the composer in FES.

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issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES

b. 1

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

Fingering written into FED

Fingering written into FES

No teaching fingering

Suggested combination of Chopin's indications

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The fingering written in FED and FES complement each other and partially overlap, hence in the main text we give them together.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 5

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

Two digits in GC (→GE) & EE

Three digits in FE

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The authenticity of the 3rd fingering numeral in FE does not raise any doubts, however, it is not certain whether it was added in the base text to FE already after GC and base text to EE had been prepared or added in the proofreading of FE. The triple use of the 1st finger in a very similar melodic and piano performance context appears in the Etude in Gminor, No. 6, bars 43-46.

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b. 8

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

Fingering written into FED

Fingering written into FES

No teaching fingering

Our variant suggestion

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In fact, the numerals written into FED and FES can be treated jointly, yet, most probably, they indicate different fingering of the first five semiquavers:

  • 5-4-3-2-1 in FED,
  • 3-2-1-3-1 or 4-3-1-3-1 in FES.

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

b. 11-12

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

Fingering written in FES

No teaching fingering

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The fingering is written with the pupil's hand, most probably in the place of the less legible, pencilled fingering written by Chopin (cf. bars 13 and 14).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES