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(Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

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A - Autograph
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Corrected impression of EE1
IE - Italian edition
IE1 - First Italian edition
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  b. 248

In A one can see traces of removal (erasure) of the slurs combining each of the grace notes with the respective main notes. Perhaps Chopin did not want to suggest an unisono performance of this bar (with tenth leaps in both hands), as he allowed for the possibility of playing the e-e1 octave with the R.H., while the C-c one with the L.H.

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category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A

notation: Slurs

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