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A - Autograph
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
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Third German edition
GE4 - Fourth German edition
EE - English edition
EE3 - Corrected impression of [EE2]
EE4 - Revised impression of EE3
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  b. 8

Three accents in A

Two accents in FE (→GE,EE)

One accent suggested by the editors

The presence of the accent at the beginning of the bar in FE (→GE,EE) is probably a result of an inaccurately implemented Chopin's proofreading, in which all remaining accents on the 1st and 7th quavers in bars 5-8 were removed. However, it cannot be excluded that Chopin conserved this accent on purpose – to emphasise the local climax, provided in A with  (cf. another note at the beginning of this bar). 

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See b. 1-4

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE, Authentic corrections of FE

notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

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