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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II

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Issues : Annotations in FED

b. 98

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II

Fingering written into FED

Fingering in EE & written into FEH

No fingering in FE (→GE)
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In the main text, we give the undoubtedly authentic fingering of FED. The fingering of FEH is also probably authentic, especially since it combines with the fingering of FES and FEH written before and after in a more natural way. The compliance of the fingering of FEH with the fingering of EE added by Fontana is noteworthy.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Differences in fingering , Annotations in FEH

b. 108

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II

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The 2nd note in FE (→GE) is a d. Chopin corrected this patent mistake in FED and FES. EE also include the correct version.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , Terzverschreibung error , Annotations in FES , Errors repeated in GE

b. 116

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II

Fingering written into FED

Fingering written into FES, contextual interpretation

Fingering written into FEH

Fingering based on FES & FED

No teaching fingering
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In the main text, we suggest a compilation of complementary Chopin's entries performed in pencil in FED and FES. J. Stirling probably wanted to enhance with ink the second out of four ones written in her copy, over the g1 note ending the 3rd beat of the bar, which would indicate the fingering scheme of the entire 2nd half of the bar. However, she committed a mistake and wrote it a semiquaver too far, over the first e2 in the 7th triplet (cf. notes in bar 91 and 108).
The entry in FEH defines the same fingering. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 117-118

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II

Fingering written into FED

Fingering written into FES

Fingering written into FEH

No teaching fingering

Fingering based on FED & FES
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In the main text, we suggest the fingering of FED, extended with a complementary entry in FES in the ending of bar 117. In the first half of the bar, the interpretation of the digits in FED is impeded by corrections – one can see that initially it contained different digits that were then "converted" to the set we suggest. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 122

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II

Fingering written into FED

Fingering written into FES

No teaching fingering

Our variant suggestion
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The authenticity of both differing Chopinesque fingerings is unquestionable, hence in the main text we include them in a variant form. The fingering of FED, with a shift of the 5th finger on white keys, requires a better sense of the keyboard, probably going beyond the amateur skills of Miss Stirling. It can also suggest performing the final fragment of the 1st half of the bar using "harmonic legato" – in this case, holding the d3 and f3 notes with fingers.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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