Slur in bars 145-148 in EE |
Both notations of the slur in bars 145-146 – GC (→GE) and FE3 (→FE4) – mean generally the same, yet the notation used in FE accentuates the necessity of holding the full rhythmic value of the chord in bar 146, which is often not observed in the case of the last note under the slur. Chopin would often use this notation, cf., e.g., 1st mov., bar 176, the Etude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 4, bar 50, in C minor, Op. 25 No. 7, bars 22, 24, 28 and 30 or the Mazurka in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4, bars 2, 4 and analog.
The slur in EE may be a result of an erroneous interpretation of the tenuto slur written by Chopin in the base text – as in FE3 – as an extention to the previous bars of the slur in bar 147.
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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources
issues: Authentic corrections of FE, Authentic corrections of EE, Tenuto slurs
notation: Slurs