A
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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. 224

c2 repeated in A

c2 tied in GE (→FEEE)

The traces of changes of rhythm and articulation visible in A allow the interpretation of an already earlier version of this place, which enables tracking the three-stage process of the subtle improvement of the melodic line in this bar:
A originally   
A eventually  
Proofreading of GE1  .

All three versions, whose nature is rather of interpretative variants, prove that Chopin was looking for the most accurate manner of performing and writing this place, at the same time offering insight into the secrets of his rubato.

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A, Authentic corrections of GE

notation: Rhythm

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Original in: Biblioteka Narodowa, Warszawa