Issues : Annotations in FED

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. 7

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

No grace note in GC (→GE), FE & EE

Grace note in FED

Our variant suggestion

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The grace note indicating the manner of beginning the trill – from the top note – was written by Chopin in FED. Similarly in analogous bar 51. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

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.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 13

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

Fingering written into FED & FES

No teaching fingering

Fingering in EE2 (→EE3)

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The fingering of FES is written with the hand of the pupil, with ink, on the slightly visible, pencilled numerals written by Chopin (cf., bar 14). Chopin wrote the same indications in FED. The fingering added in EE2 (→EE3), in spite of being compatible with the Chopin one, is undoubtedly an addition of the reviser.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 22

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

Fingering written into FED

Fingering written into FES

No teaching fingering

Fingering in EE2 (→EE3)

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In the main text we give the fingering written with Chopin's hand in FED. The digits added in FES undoubtedly define the same fingering. The fingering of EE2 (→EE3), in the initial phase different from the Chopin one, although equally justified from the pianistic point of view, is certainly non-authentic.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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