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2 separate slurs in A, literal reading |
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2 overlapping slurs suggested by the editors |
The A slurs between these bars are unclear – the slur in bar 72, last in a line, led over the stave, suggests that it should be continued, yet instead of its continuation, in bar 73 there is only a short slur under the f1-e1 quavers. Both GE and FE (or perhaps already [FC]) considered the slur in bar 73 to be an ending to the slur in bar 72. Such an interpretation is supported by the slurs in analogous bars 159-160 and 239-240, hence it can be considered an equal variant. However, the comparison with the ending of the previous phrase (bars 70-71) suggests, according to us, another possibility – in A Chopin forgot to write the ending of the top slur, while the bottom one was supposed to emphasise the rhythmic gesture repeated a few times in subsequent bars. We suggest this version in the main text, which can be regarded as a contextual interpretation of A notation.
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources
issues: Inaccurate slurs in A, GE revisions, FE revisions, Uncertain slur continuation
notation: Slurs