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½A - Semi-autograph
A - Autograph of the piano part
Morch - Manuscript of the orchestra part
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE1a - Retouched impression of GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Revised impression of EE1
EE3 - Corrected impression of EE2
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  b. 275

b2(3) in A (literal reading→GE1FEEE)

b2(3) in A, possible interpretation

b2(3) in GE2

In A (→GE1FEEE) there are no accidentals before the 6th and 10th notes of the roulade (in relation to a notation with an octave sign in Chopin's times, a possible sign was required only before the 6th note). Formally speaking, it should read b2 and b3, yet in ascending passages Chopin would generally use altered interchangeable notes (cf. e.g. bars 87, 95, 143, 175-178, 247-248, 331-334 in this movement), which suggests a possibility of overlooking naturals resulting in b2 and b3. In the main text we give a version based on an assumption that Chopin's notation does not contain mistakes, adding a cautionary  before b2.

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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE, GE revisions

notation: Pitch

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