In the first halves of bar 106 and 108, FES contains a fingering written in pencil, generally very blurry (erased?), which poses significant problems not only in recognising the digits, but also even in stating whether they were written in a given place at all. In the places where the digits are distinct enough to state it, one can recognise Chopin's hand. In the main text, we give the digits we were able to decipher on the basis of the available sources to a satisfactory degree of probability. It is noteworthy that the only completely distinct digit, the 3rd finger on e1, the 4th semiquaver in bar 106, generally clearly defines already the entire fingering.
The fingering in FEH indicates a different hand position, while the use of the cross-over of the 5th finger seems to be less typical of Chopin in this context. Fontana's fingering in EE is still different, although much closer to the one in FEH. The authenticity of both fingerings is dubious.
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notation: Fingering
