In A, between the 3rd and the 4th chord, there are 3 slurs of the same shape, suggesting an ascending second motif. The middle one is written at the pitch of f1, hence, when interpreted literally, it does not concern any of the notes. It can be considered an inaccuracy; therefore, the slur could be assigned to a
1, as it was done in GE (→FE,EE,IE). However, according to us, Chopin's mistake is more likely (he could have written one slur too many); it could also be an unfinished correction of an inaccurate slur, which was supposed to have been removed after having written the correct (bottom) one, which Chopin eventually did not do. Such an unintentionally left mark almost certainly occurred in, e.g. mov. I of the Sonata, in bar 179. Therefore, in the main text we provide only two slurs, as marked by Chopin in bar 1.
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issues: Inaccurate slurs in A, GE revisions, Errors of A
