The second slur under the groups of small notes is written in A (→GE1→FE→EE) inaccurately – it might have been ink stoppage. In this situation, it is possible that an additional slur, complementing the slurring of this group in GE1 (→FE→EE), was added at Chopin's request as a simplified proofreading of this inaccuracy. In turn, it is difficult to say what the motivation of the engraver of GE1 at the time of dividing the slur in bar 222 was. GE2 restored the slur of A in bar 222 and led the slur in bar 223 in an analogous way. In the main text we give the last version, being, according to us, closest to Chopin's intention.
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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources
issues: Inaccuracies in GE, Inaccurate slurs in A, GE revisions, Authentic corrections of GE
notation: Slurs