The slur's starting moment raises doubts in the sources. Perhaps the slur of A, according to Chopin's intention, was to embrace only two notes of the top voice, which was so clearly marked in the recapitulation (bar 289). On the other hand, the slur of A, interpreted literally, as well as the version of the editions may also be considered an expression of the composer's intention:
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a slur from c
2 coincides with a shortened value of the preceding note in the top voice, b2, which was written as a quaver without a dot; -
a slur from b1 also refers to the mentioned shortening of b2, yet it does not separate the b1-c2 motif, creating a pendant both to the earlier d2-e2 motif and to the ones in the top voice.
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources
issues: Inaccuracies in GE, Inaccurate slurs in A
notation: Slurs