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Slur from first quaver in A, literal reading |
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Slur from 3rd quaver in A, possible contextual interpretation |
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In A the slur starts from the 1st quaver in bar 115, yet its initial fragment partly overlaps with the word legato. What is more, one can have the impression that Chopin intentionally added a verbal indication to cover this fragment of the slur. Therefore, it is likely that Chopin wanted to adjust the beginning of the slur to phrasing, which he precisely marked in analogous bar 131, 133 and 135 (as well as in bar 117 and 119, although less carefully). We provide this interpretation in the main text, yet we suggest the literal interpretation as an alternative solution. The absence of the slur in GE (→FE,EE,IE) is due to an oversight by the engraver of GE, who overlooked slurs in the last three bars on the page (bars 115-117).
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources
issues: Errors in GE, Inaccuracies in A
notation: Slurs