FEH - Hartmann copy
| Publisher: | Maurice Schlesinger |
| Date: | (1833-1834) |
| Plate number: | M.S.1409 |
| Title: | Concerto |
| Dedication: | Monsieur F. Kalkbrenner |
A copy that may belong to Chopin's pupil, Caroline Hartmann, being a part of a collection completed probably by another of his pupils, Joseph Schiffmacher*. Some of the additions contained therein (variants, some of the corrections of mistakes and fingering) were certainly or highly likely added by Chopin's hand. Therefore, one can assume that others may have also partially come from the composer. The most important are:
- additions of some overlooked accidentals, e.g. in bar 357, 385,
- a mark defining perhaps the variant of the trill's beginning in bar 401.
The most numerous group of entries concerns fingering. Some digits resemble the Chopinesque ones; however, the majority of them was written by a foreign hand, most probably by someone who wanted to make a performance of the Concerto from score easier. It is proved by numerous repetitions of the same digits in analogous places, e.g. in bars 416-417, 418-419 and 422 or bar 447, as well as by writing fingering of even the most stereotypical figures, e.g. the passage in E major in bar 452. However, a part of those fingerings could have been indicated by Chopin during lessons. In the main text, we include the fingering of FEH only when there are indications confirming or at least substantiating its authenticity – resemblance to Chopin's handwriting or/and confirmation in the sources of unquestioned authenticity (mainly FED) – see the note to bar 141.
* We rely here on suggestions of J. J. Eigeldinger, contained in the book Chopin vue par ses élèves [Chopin: Pianist and Teacher: As Seen by His Pupils], Paris 2006, p. 300-302.
| Original in: | Jan M. Huizing private collection, Assen |
| Shelf-mark: | None |