The E note, written in A as the 3rd quaver of the bar, was changed by Chopin to C in the remaining two Stichvorlage editions and proofreading of FE. Chopin performed a similar correction, which allowed to avoid parallel octaves between the extreme voices, in the Etude in A major, Op. 25 No. 1, bar 21.
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations
issues: Authentic corrections of FE, Authentic corrections of EE, Authentic corrections of FC
notation: Pitch