FEH - Hartmann copy
| Publisher: | Maurice Schlesinger |
| Date: | (1833-1834) |
| Plate number: | M.S.1409 |
| Title: | Concerto |
| Dedication: | Monsieur F. Kalkbrenner |
A copy that could belong to Chopin's pupil, Caroline Hartmann, being a part of the 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 the other may also, at least partially, come from the composer. The most important ones include:
- transfer of the repeated motif an octave higher in bars 256-257, which almost certainly defines a variant whose authenticity is highly likely;
- added performance indications, partially of reminding nature, e.g. vertical accents in bars 145-147;
- additions of some of the overlooked accidentals, generally where their absence could have misled the performer, e.g. in bar 481 and 486;
- added reminding accidentals, most probably to avoid doubts when performing the Concerto from the score, e.g. in bar 65 or 374;
- other corrections of printing mistakes, e.g. in bar 225, in which, however, a wrong note was most probably changed.
Undoubtedly, the most numerous group of entries is dedicated to fingering. Some of the digits resemble Chopinesque ones; however, the majority was written by one or two persons. Providing even the most stereotypical figures with fingering, like, e.g. the diminished passage in bar 388, suggests that the entries were generally meant to facilitate performing the Concerto from the score. It is also confirmed by repeating fingering in analogous figures, even identical ones (bars 456-457). However, some of those fingerings could have been indicated by Chopin during lessons, since they are generally compliant with Chopinesque habits. In the main text, we include the fingering of FEH only when there are indications that confirm its authenticity or at least make it likely – resemblance to Chopin's handwriting or/and confirmation in the sources of unquestioned authenticity (mainly FED).
* 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 |