GE2
Main text
½A - Semi-autograph
A - Autograph of the piano part
Morch - Manuscript of the orchestra part
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE1a - Retouched impression of GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Revised impression of EE1
EE3 - Corrected impression of EE2
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  b. 88

Slurs & dots in A

Slur in GE1 (→FEEE)

Slur & dot in GE2

Both source versions of slurring are most probably authentic. In the main text, we give separated slurs of A, yet the slur of GE (→FEEE), being probably a result of the Chopin proofreading and compatible with the slur of analogous bar 20, can be considered an equal variant. We give priority to the version of A, since when proofreading GE1, Chopin would change the misinterpreted slurs in the edition and not the ones he wrote in A.
It is not clear, however, whether the absence of staccato dots was due to an oversight or a correction. In the editors' opinion, the dots were probably overlooked by the engraver, which together with the wrong slurs lead Chopin to write one slur during the proofreading. The GE2 version, although arbitrary, integrates the authentic elements of the notation into a consistent whole, which Chopin would supposedly deem acceptable.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE, Authentic corrections of GE

notation: Slurs

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