In A (→GE→FE) the sound of the last crotchet before the final passage may be questionable, since Chopin wrote it on the top stave, which is already under the influence of the octave sign. Therefore, when interpreted literally, it is an e
2 note. However, this understanding of the notation is clearly contrary to the layout of the L.H. part, in which this note and the two rests that precede it are written on the same level, falling between the top notes of the F-c1-a1 chord. We regard this relation – kept in our edition – as key for the interpretation of this place, since it proves that while writing the discussed e1 note, Chopin w a s f i l l i n g the sound of the l e f t hand chord; he did not take into account the ambiguous entering into the scope of the octave sign referring to the r i g h t hand at all. In the main text we put the discussed e1 note on the bottom stave, which eliminates all misunderstandings. A similar solution was also applied in EE, in which, however, it was also the entire previous L.H. chord (f-c1-a1) that was written on the bottom stave.
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