The slur of Atut, originally encompassing only 4 quavers (like in the following bars), was probably prolonged. According to us, it is, however, uncertain whether the short, zig-zag line was added on purpose – a trace after an unintended touch of the quill could have looked like that. It is also possible that Chopin wanted to prolong this slur, yet he hesitated at the time of writing it and eventually renounced longer slurs – none of the following slurs over similar motifs was prolonged. We are convinced that all motifs in bars 39-44 should be performed in a similar manner; therefore, in the main text, we suggest a non-prolonged slur. Such a solution was adopted also in GE3, probably on the basis of comparison with the following bars.
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notation: Slurs