GE1
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CLI - Copy by Linowski
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE1a - Corrected impression of GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Third German edition
GE4 - Fourth German edition
GE5 - Fifth German edition
EE - English edition
EE2 - First English edition
EE3 - Corrected impression of EE2
EE4 - Revised impression of EE3
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  b. 5

No slur in CLI & FE (→GE,EE2)

Slur over L.H. in EE3 (→EE4)

The slur added in EE3 (→EE4) is probably an arbitrary addition of the reviser of EE, who took into consideration the authentic slur in analogous bars 53-54. Situations, in which analogous places differ in performance indications, are very common in Chopin's pieces. It does not always mean that Chopin wanted to underline the diversity of their performance (e.g., in this case non legato in bars 5-6 and legato in bars 53-54). The lack of a slur may be considered here as a suggestion of a smoother, more homogenous phrasing of the entire eight-bar section.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

notation: Slurs

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