It cannot be safely said which version represents Chopin's final intention. In FE the R.H. rhythm does not contain a mistake, yet the way the notes are aligned (the R.H. with respect to the L.H.) suggests a different version of rhythm than the one resulting from the rhythmic values, i.e. the one we can observe in GE. As was the case with b. 29, it can be regarded as a mistake of the engraver or a possible correction of Chopin; however, in this case too, no visible traces of changes (traces of removal of the second pair of dots and of the third beam) are an argument against a correction. Therefore, in the main text we follow the unequivocal rhythm of GE, analogous to b. 28.
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category imprint: Differences between sources
issues: Inaccuracies in FE
notation: Rhythm