A later beginning of the slur in GE1 is an evident inaccuracy (the engraver made his work easier by avoiding an atypical slur). A slur compliant with the course of music was introduced both in FE (→EE) and GE2. The correction in FE could have been ordered by Chopin, but it remains uncertain.
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category imprint: Differences between sources
issues: Inaccuracies in GE, GE revisions, Authentic corrections of FE
notation: Slurs