Atut
Main text
Atut - Autograph of first Tutti
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FED - Dubois copy
FEFo - Forest copy
FEH - Hartmann copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Corrected impression of GE1
GE2a - Altered impression of GE2
GE3 - Second German edition
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Corrected impression of EE2
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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  b. 303

Beams in FE (→GE1GE2)

Beams in EE

Beams in GE3

In FE (→GE1GE2) and EE, the notation of the first two semiquavers is probably erroneous. Although the traces of corrections in print point to a proofreading of this place, it seems, however, that it was a more serious mistake that was corrected, concerning beams, whereas the result may be a compromise between Chopin's intention and the engraver's convenience. Due to this reason, in the main text we repeat the undeniable notation of analogous bar 287. An identical revision was introduced in GE3. In this context, the reversed beams in EE, apparently without influence on the musical sense, may suggest a different arrangement of voices than the notation of FE.

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

notation: Rhythm

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Original in: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna