The slurs of A are most probably a result of an unfinished correction – Chopin initially wrote two short slurs, but instead of continuing to divide the passage into motifs, he added a second slur, combining it with the previous one. The process was finished in GE (→FE→EE), in which a continuous slur runs from the beginning of the bar. According to us, it is highly likely that the slur was proofread by Chopin in GE1, which is indicated by:
- small, yet noticeable traces of corrections in print,
- inaccuracies in reproducing this slur in FE, perhaps conveying the state of the slurs of GE1 prior to the last proofreading,
- musically sensible specification of notation with respect to the notation of A – see the note on the ending of the slur, in bars 505-506.
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations
issues: Authentic corrections of GE
notation: Slurs
