EE1
Main text
A - Autograph
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Revised impression of GE1
GE3 - Revised impression of GE2
GE4 - Corrected impression of GE3
GE1a - Album German edition
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Amended impression of EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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  b. 102-104

Rests on 6th beat in A

No rests in FE (→GE,EE)

In the main text, we give the simplified notation of FE (→GE,EE). It does not seem that the rests were being removed; however, Chopin did not question this notation while proofreading FE (twice). The notation of A, although justified by the voice leading, constitutes a superfluous complication in this layout. In analogous b. 202-204, the notation of the entire L.H. part on the bottom stave allows for all the rests to be written down without difficulties.
NB. Such a score-like accuracy is quite rare in Chopin's notation; he would generally care for transparency, avoiding rests of formal nature – cf., e.g. the notation of the quaver motifs in the 1st theme of the Ballade, b. 8, 10 and analog. (on this page b. 94 and analog.).

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issues: FE revisions

notation: Rhythm

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Original in: National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh