EE1
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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. 77-78

frepeated in A

f1 tied in GE (→FEEE)

From bar 77 to bar 78, in A there is one phrase mark, embracing the ending of the first phrase of the theme. The slurring was thought out by Chopin, since in both bars (as well as in bar 76) there are visible traces of corrections. In GE (→FEEE) the slur replaced two curved lines, including a tie, which, together, have the same range as the slur of A. Therefore, it seems to be advisable to consider both slurs together in order to capture their mutual relationship.

A later beginning of the motivic slur (over the notes) may be ascribed to Chopin who, while proofreading FE in an analogous phrase in bars 3-4, most probably divided the slur in such a way that the new starts already from fat the beginning of bar 4. However, if Chopin shortened the slur to emphasise the note, he would not have added a bottom slur at the same time, which prevents it being played.

In turn, the tie of f1, although unconfirmed in the analogous place, could have also been a Chopin change. However, then the composer would not have had any reason to change the motivic slur.

One can see that both shortening the motivic slur and adding a tie of fcould have come from Chopin, if only they did not appear at the same time. Therefore, it seems that these incoherent changes probably do not come from Chopin. Then how such a kind of distortion of the notation of A occurred? According to us, it could have been a simplified correction of an inaccurate motivic slur: adjusting slurs to the beginnings of bars was indeed a rooted manner of the engraver of GE1. Then, having to extend the slur, which would require a labour-consuming deletion of a fragment of the slur, he helped himself by adding a second bottom slur. If at the same time – which is very likely – he associated the slurring mainly with bowing, he would consider such slurs to be more or less equivalent to the notation of A

140-141

195

Fakt, że w A po t. 77 kończy się strona, być może zmylił sztycharza, jeśli chodzi o znaczenie łuku rozpoczynającego się od f1 w tym takcie – patrz sąsiednia uwaga.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE, Authentic corrections of GE

notation: Rhythm

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