EE1
Main text
A - Autograph
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Revised impression of GE1
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Corrected impression of EE1
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  b. 26-27

Continuous slur in A (contextual interpretation→GE)

Separate slurs in A (literal reading) & FE (→EE)

In A bar 27 opens a new line, which resulted in vague slurs – the slur at the end of bar 26 is ambiguous (it may suggest continuation), while the slur at the beginning of bar 27 starts from the 1st note. However, in an analogous situation in bars 34-35 the slur at the end of line (in bar 34) clearly indicates that it should be continued. Due to the above, in the main text we accept the interpretation of the discussed place adopted by GE (continuous slur). Taking into account the earlier division of the slur at the beginning of bar 26, we consider the FE (→EE) version with divided slurs to be less convincing, musically speaking.

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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A, Uncertain slur continuation

notation: Pitch

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Original in: The Fryderyk Chopin Institute Library, Warsaw