In the main text we give the version of Ap and FE (→GE,EE), which could have been intended by Chopin, as he did not add A1 during numerous proofreadings of FE. In this version, the appearance of octaves in the bass is very consistent in the reprise: single notes in bars 36-40 and octaves from bar 41 to the end. However, it is very likely that the engraver of FE accidentally omitted the lower note of the octave, while Chopin did not notice it in proofings (the fact that the base text for FE could have included the octave is proved by CLI). There is no doubt that the octave, same as the remaining quavers in the L.H., would have been provided with a staccato dot.
category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources
issues: Errors in FE
notation: Pitch