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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 EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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FE (→EE)

GE

According to us, FE (→EE) positioning legatiss. under the 2nd quaver is either a result of an inaccurate reproduction of [A] or an example of an indication written within the scope of its validity. There are no doubts that legatissimo is to be applied from the beginning of the bar, together with the slur. In GE, the indication was moved to the beginning of the bar.

The simultaneous presence of a slur and legatiss. probably indicates the use of 'harmonic legato' (holding elements of a chord with fingers); in this case, it would most probably consist in holding the bottom dyads longer.  

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions, Legato & slurs

notation: Verbal indications

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