The vague placement of the slur in GE1 – it can be seen as a slur of c1-d
1 (literal interpretation) or c1-b (interpretation of FE) or even a-b – points to a possibility of the engraver's mistake. Due to this reason, in the main text we present the unquestionable slur of A. According to us, however, Chopin's proofreading cannot be excluded; it could have been inaccurately implemented by the engraver. In this case, we consider the slur of a-b to be a version probably intended by Chopin. The version of EE is most probably arbitrary, whereas GE2 restored the text of A.
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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources
issues: EE revisions, Inaccuracies in FE, GE revisions, Authentic corrections of GE
notation: Slurs