In A the starting point of the slur encompassing the final passage is not clearly defined. The tip of the slur is between the 1st and the 2nd triplet quavers and is quite high above the notes (above the shorter slur of the separated voice), hence it cannot be said which quaver it concerns. These factors could have made the engraver of GE (who considered this version of notation inaccurate on a larger scale) lead this slur from the 1st note in the bar. The origin of the longer FE slur could be similar, yet other scenarios are likely as well – in this edition the second slur in this bar is missing, hence the copyist (or the engraver) could have assumed that the overlapping A slurs are an inaccurately written down extension to the slur. According to us, the A slur is supposed to run from the 1st triplet quaver assigned to both hands (e
), from which the characteristic 6-note motif being the basis for the entire passage begins (cf. bars 188-195). We provide this interpretation of the A notation in the main text.
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category imprint: Differences between sources
issues: Inaccuracies in GE, Inaccuracies in FE, Inaccurate slurs in A
notation: Slurs