In the main text we reproduce the notation of A, in which the dotted b
2 crotchet opening the replica of the flute part is written over the 2nd semiquaver of the solo part. It seems to be a suggestion concerning the way the replica could be combined with the solo part while performing the piece without accompaniment – if we shift the moment the b2 note should be played, which is to the 2nd semiquaver, we are then able to play the entire replica with the L.H. (in the main text we add a hint signalising such a possibility). However, ascribing the aforementioned meaning to this detail could be questioned by pointing to the irregular arrangement of the replica notes in the 2nd half of the bar, where the placement of notes cannot correspond to the performance. However, the notation of the 2nd half of the bar probably results from a clumsy attempt to avoid a clash of notes with other elements of notation, 
and the quaver flag of c2. In the case of b2, however, such an explanation is unconvincing. Moreover, a strong argument for Chopin planning the flute phrase to be performed with the left hand is the pedalling – the fact that it is marked in this very bar is best explained by the need to hold the bass note without using the left hand, which can then perform the melody over the R.H. figuration.
In the editions, the particular notes of the replica were arranged in accordance with the rhythmic values.
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions
issues: Inaccuracies in GE, Inaccuracies in A
notation: Rhythm