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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. 141

Slur from c2 in A, literal reading

Slur from a2 in A, possible interpretation

Slur from b1 in GE (→FEEE)

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:

  • a slur from c2 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-cmotif, creating a pendant both to the earlier d2-emotif 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

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