b. 16-17
It is unclear from the notation of FE (→GE) to which notes the endings of the slur are supposed to be linked. When interpreted literally, the slur leads from d2 in the middle voice to g2 in the soprano cantilena. It is not impossible, particularly since the division into voices is not strictly written down here – Chopin separated the top voice only in the 2nd half of bar 16, where it was necessary due to the varied rhythmic values. However, taking into consideration a possibility of an inaccurate reproduction of the notation of [A], which would often occur in similar situations, the slur could be reasonably assigned to the top voice, as it was done in EE, or to the middle third sequence b1-d2 – a1-c2 – g1-b1, which we suggest in the main text.
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notation: Slurs