It seems that Chopin abandoned the tie of c1 – in analogous b. 32-33 the tie is absent in all the sources, while in GE it is absent in all three analogous places (b. 8-9, 32-33 and 64-65). The absence of the tie in Afrag can be explained twofold (unless it is simply an oversight):
- as testimony to Chopin's hesitation, if we consider this autograph to be earlier than A1;
- as confirmation of abandonment of that tie, if it was written at a time when A1 had already been prepared.
In FE1 (→EE) the tie was reproduced erroneously in b. 9 – such mirror images of marks can often be found in Chopin's pieces, e.g. in the Concerto in F Minor, Op. 21, 3rd mov., b. 172-173. The erroneous tie was removed in FE2; however, the correct one was not added – it may be seen as Chopin's proofreading and another argument for abandoning the tie of that note (the issue of presence of the c1 note in FE2 at the beginning of b. 9 – see the next note).
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category imprint: Differences between sources
issues: Errors in FE, Chopin's hesitations, Authentic corrections of FE, Errors repeated in EE
notation: Rhythm