A
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AsI - Working autograph of score
A - Autograph fair copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Corrected impression of GE1
GE3 - Second German edition
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FESB - Later French edition
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Corrected impression of EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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  b. 15

d2 in AsI

d2 in A (→GEFE,EE,FESB)

Taking into account the three previous similar phrases in this bar and d2 in AsI, one could assume an oversight of a  in A. However, it seems more likely that Chopin consciously changed the pitch of this note:

  • Chopin would often omit accidentals to notes belonging to the current key; however, he would rarely overlook an accidental supposed to define the alteration (only a few times in his entire oeuvre);
  • Chopin did not correct the possible mistake while proofreading FE, despite the fact that he changed slurs in this very bar.

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Main-line changes

notation: Pitch

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Original in: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wiedeń