In the previous autographs, the melodic note has a longer rhythmic value, not including the touches in the L.H. The crotchet in the version prepared for print is written more realistically; however, according to us, it is the evolution of the concept of phrasing, from regular four-bar sections to a much more free structure, with an extended first phrase and more distinct breaths, marked with rests, before correspondingly moved subsequent phrases, that is more important than the issue of overlapping hands. The slurs also correspond to the changes of phrasing – in AI the slur begins from g
1 in bar 69, whereas in A and in the editions – from g2 in bar 70.
category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations
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notation: Rhythm