GE
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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. 23-25

2 slurs in A, probable interpretation

3 slurs in GE1 (→FEEE)

2 slurs in A (possible interpretation) & GE2

Our alternative suggestion

The range of the slurs in the L.H. in A is unclear:

  • if we consider that both endings of the slur indicate the first and last note under the slur, each of the slurs embraces three notes;
  • one can also consider the slurs to be shifted to the right, since none of them exceeds the bar line (cf. bars 27-28).

The latter was adopted in GE2. The slurring of the remaining editions is probably a combination of the inaccuracy of the engraver of GE1 and perhaps the authentic proofreading of this edition: traces of corrections prove that initially the slur in bar 24 embraced the entire bar (as in bar 23) and, in addition to that, a slur in bar 25 was added. Assuming that Chopin corrected the most flagrant elements of the original notation of GE1, one can suggest developing the idea of the proofreading, which we propose as an alternative version.

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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in GE, Inaccurate slurs in A, GE revisions, Authentic corrections of GE

notation: Slurs

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