Issues : Differences in fingering
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b. 86
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composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II
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The fingering in FEH is written by a foreign hand, which does not exclude a possibility that it could come from Chopin. Therefore, we would be dealing with a quite uncommon situation of differing authentic fingerings of the same place. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Differences in fingering , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEH |
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b. 91
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composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II
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It is difficult to assign the digits written in FES to a natural fingering. The most likely explanation is that Miss Stirling committed a mistake at the time of writing them in ink on the basis of the Chopinesque indications written in pencil. Taking into account the fingering in the 1st half of the bar, one could suggest two possibilities: the '3' was supposed to be written under the '5' and not after it or the '3' was written by mistake instead of a '4'. We suggest only the second possibility as an acceptable variant, since it is totally compatible with the fingering from the 1st half of the bar. In the main text, we include only the first of the digits written in FES – its authenticity does not raise any doubts; moreover, together with the previous digits, it clarifies the fingering on the 3rd beat of the bar. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Differences in fingering , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEH |
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b. 98
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composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II
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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 |
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b. 98
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composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II
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The authenticity of the entry in FEH seems to be highly likely in the light of compliance with the fingering of FES written by Chopin. Fontana's fingering in EE defines a different hand position, being a natural continuation of the fingering written over the two previous notes in FED. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Differences in fingering , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEH |
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b. 105-107
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composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II
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The fingering of FES, given in the main text in bars 105 and 107, with slide of the 1st finger, willingly used by Chopin, was written by him in pencil and repeated ("enhanced") by Miss Stirling in ink. In this light, the differing fingering of FEH seems to be much less typical of Chopin. In EE, Fontana offers two fingering variants, the first of which overlaps with the Chopinesque fingering (FES). category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Differences in fingering , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEH |
