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Slur in bar 117 in A, literal reading |
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Slur in bars 117-118 in GE |
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Slur in bars 117-120 suggested by the editors |
The slur of A cannot correspond to the intention of Chopin, who probably interrupted drawing the slur due to lack of space – due to deletions in the part of the R.H. its final version was written on an adjacent stave, as a result of which its topmost elements already reach the viola part. Moreover, it cannot be excluded that the composer considered the octave sign to be a continuation of the slur (cf. a similar situation in the Etude in E
major, op. 10 no. 11, bars 40-42). GE (→FE→EE) embraced with a slur bars 117-118, which is probably a result of Chopin's proofreading. A slur added in bars 119-120 in FE (→EE) is probably an authentic addition too. These possible corrections indicate, according to us, that the intention was to embrace with a slur the entire four-bar section, same as in bars 85-89, 93-96 and 109-112. Division of the slur between bars 118 and 119 is almost certainly a result of distraction related to the transition to a new page both in A and in GE (→FE). Due to this reason, in the main text we suggest one slur over these bars.
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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions
issues: Inaccurate slurs in A, Authentic corrections of FE, Authentic corrections of GE
notation: Slurs