The new redaction of the notes c2 halting the course of the Mazurka creates one of the major differences between the earlier AI version and the final one notated in A (→GE→FE→EE). In A there is no tie to c2 in the R.H. in bars 20-21. This may be the result of Chopin's oversight or hesitation: the tie is present in that place, both in the earlier A and Iater FE (→EE), corrected by the composer. Moreover, in A Chopin used neither the ritenuto nor diminuendo hairpins, and he moved the pause towards the end of that fragment. He also made the notation of bar 20 in A more precise, adding the crotchet rest that had not been present in AI.
See also the comments to the L.H. and the pedalling.
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations
issues: Chopin's hesitations, Main-line changes, Changed phrase length
notation: Rhythm
