When compared with analogous bar 279 and 283, the source version of the 1st L.H. octave in bar 112 and 116 is more static, harmonically speaking, which results from the tonic E chord being repeated four times in root position – in bar 110, 112, 114 and 116. According to us, it is highly likely that Chopin reduced here the intended, more harmonically distinct version due to the limited range of his piano, which reached only C1. Due to the above, in the main text we suggest a version modelled on bar 279 and 283. Cf. the Scherzo in C minor, Op. 39, bar 241.
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issues: Constraint from piano range
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