AsI
Main text
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. 208

In A the entire indication concerning articulation and dynamics is written in an abridged form in the upbeat – sempre stacc. e If we were to take into account its meaning, it is highly likely that such a position was driven by the lack of space between the staves (in addition, it cannot be ruled out that Chopin added sempre stacc. to , written earlier).
The editions retained this position; however, the layout of the text was changed and the abbreviations written out in full or some words were abbreviated again:

  • sempre staccato e forte in GE1 (→EE,GE2GE3,FESB),
  • sempre stac. e forte in FE.

Taking into account the above, in the main text we write out the abbreviations in full and put the entire indication in a single line, in the upbeat and bar 1. 

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

notation: Verbal indications

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Original in: Pierpont Morgan Library, New York