The version with d
as the lower note of the L.H. dyads in the middle of each of these bars, although seemingly erroneous (cf. an analogous figure at the turn of bar 163), may have occurred in [A] since both the copyist and the engraver of FE1 twice read it this way. The notation in the autograph was possibly unclear here, e.g. as a result of some corrections making it difficult to discriminate between visually similar figures (cf. a mistaken slur in the adjacent figure). Stylistic arguments favour the version with c – repeating the note d results in an irregularity:
- of voice leading – in bars 161-164 all the other pairs of octaves are accompanied by a parallel voice a third or sixth apart;
- of pianistic texture – in the remaining L.H. dyads the common notes are always tied.
The tie between both notes d in bar 161 is almost certainly an arbitrary addition by GE.
Therefore, we regard as correct only the version with c introduced into FE2.
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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources
issues: Errors in FE, FE revisions, Errors of GC
notation: Pitch