Issues : Annotations in FED

b. 1

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

Fingering written into FED

No teaching fingering

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 6

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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FE features eas the top note of the sixth beginning the 2nd half of the bar. This patent error was corrected in both pupils' copies, including annotations in this Etude FED and FES.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 9-10

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

Fingering (2-5, 2-5) in FED

Fingering (5, 2-5) in FES

No teaching fingering

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One can wonder whether the 5th finger written in FES means the same fingering Chopin wrote in FED. In other words, whether the fingering of the d2-b2 sixth is to be understood as 2-5 or 1-5. According to us, the first possibility is much more likely, hence in the main text we do not differentiate between these indications.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 26-27

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

Fingering written into FED

No teaching fingering

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 27-28

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

No fingering in A (→GE) & EE1

Fingering in FE

Fingering writteninto FED

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Chopin added the fingering of the bottom voice most probably at the time of proofreading FE (also in bars 28 and 29). What draws attention is the fact that the composer considered the fingering of the top voice to be obvious – cf. the Etude in Gminor, No. 6, bars 14-15. The entry in FED proves that what was obvious to Chopin was not that obvious even for such a talented pupil as Miss O'Meara.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Authentic corrections of FE