In A the short curved line under the bars is a tie of d
2 in the bottom voice (cf., e.g. the tie in b. 77-78). However, the notation may be misleading, since the tie is placed over the notes, contrary to the rule according to which the ties of the bottom voice should be placed under the notes (however, Chopin would generally not follow that rule); moreover, the tie is placed on the bar line (in a way typical of Chopin), almost between the e2 crotchets. Consequently, it is the e2 in the top voice that is tied both in FC (→GE1) and FE (→EE). In analog. b. 205-206 the notation of A, although generally the same, is less misleading, as a result of which Fontana and the engraver of FE reproduced it correctly. GE2 introduced the correct text, most probably under the influence of the analogous place described above, yet GE3 returned to the erroneous version of FC (→GE1).
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources
issues: GE revisions, Inaccuracies in A
notation: Rhythm