FE1
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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. 69-70

Slur in A, literal reading

Slur in A, probable interpretation

Slur in GE (→FEEE)

When interpreted literally, the slur beginning in the half of bar 69 reaches the 2nd grace note in bar 70, which, however, cannot be musically explained, since the grace notes constitute the beginning of a trill. Therefore, we assume that it reaches further, to the trilled minim e2. On the other hand, it seems to be possible that Chopin meant a slur embracing the 1st minim only, ending the roulade in the previous bar. In GE1 and in the remaining sources, the slur embraces only the 2nd half of bar 69, which almost certainly does not correspond to Chopin's intention – adjusting slurs (as well as dynamic hairpins) to the main rhythmic units (e.g. bars or groups embraced with a beam) is a characteristic, routine manner of the engravers of GE. The slur was also added in the part of the L.H., which in this situation is most probably an arbitrary change.

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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE, Inaccurate slurs in A, GE revisions

notation: Slurs

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