A1
Main text
A1 - Working autograph
CJ - Jędrzejewicz Copy
CK - Kolberg Copy
CB - Balakirev Copy
EL - First edition
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  b. 5-6

Slur in A1, literal reading

Slur in CJ, literal reading

Slur in CK (→CB)

No slur in EL

In the main text we give the slur of CK (→CB), which is unquestionable in terms of image and music. According to us, it can also be considered an interpretation of the possibly inaccurate slurs of A1 and CJ. The slurring of A1 is generally rather of draft nature – careless and mostly short slurs appear only occasionally.
The absence of the slur in EL does not seem to be an oversight, since this edition is generally devoid of slurs and phrase marks – slurs that are not related to irregular groups are present only in b. 44 (arbitrary) and 47 (authentic). As a result, it could be regarded as a general editorial oversight.

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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A, Inaccuracies in JC, Revisions in EL

notation: Slurs

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Original in: Kolekcja Boutroux-Ferrà, Valldemossa