A greater schematic approach is generally characteristic for original versions, in this case AI. Lowering some bass notes or doubling them during the works on a piece is characteristic for Chopin – cf., e.g., the Etude in D major, No. 8, bars 25-26, Etude in D major, Dbop. 36 No. 3, bars 55-59, Waltz in A major, Op. 42, bar 31 and 273, Polonaise in E minor, Op. 26 No. 2, bars 103-104.
See also the note to bar 36.
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