b. 15
Lack of the slurs including each of the irregular semiquaver groups seems to be an error of JC. Generally, Chopin would provide such groups with a slur, most often together with a number determining the type of the group. Such slurs are most probably seen in FEF, while in GEF they have a form of ties sustaining the g1 crotchets. Also PE has here slurs which are a part of marking of irregular groups; however, due to the fact that Chopin additionally included the entire semiquaver figure under one slur, we omit the slurs in the main text (cf. General Editorial Principles, p. 16).
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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources
issues: Triplet slurs, Errors of JC
notation: Slurs