FE1
Main text
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FED - First French edition
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 EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
compare
  b. 16-17

Slur d2-g2 in FE (→GE)

Slur f2-g2 in EE

Slur d2-b1 suggested by the editors

It is unclear from the notation of FE (→GE) to which notes the endings of the slur are supposed to be linked. When interpreted literally, the slur leads from din the middle voice to gin the soprano cantilena. It is not impossible, particularly since the division into voices is not strictly written down here – Chopin separated the top voice only in the 2nd half of bar 16, where it was necessary due to the varied rhythmic values. However, taking into consideration a possibility of an inaccurate reproduction of the notation of [A], which would often occur in similar situations, the slur could be reasonably assigned to the top voice, as it was done in EE, or to the middle third sequence b1-d2 – a1-c2 – g1-b1, which we suggest in the main text. 

Compare the passage in the sources »

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions

notation: Slurs

Go to the music

.