The second record of this bar in AsI (b. 182') most probably contains two versions. We consider the first one, written in normal, clear script, to be the principal one. The only difference between this version and the final one is the presence of semiquavers instead of dotted rhythm on the 2nd quaver in the bar. Chopin then complemented this record with a draft of a version in which the rhythm was significantly enriched; we present a possible interpretation thereof as an alternative version. As we can see, Chopin did not use this idea while preparing the Variations for print; however, we can find similar figures in b. 180, 192 and 196 of the final version.
See also the note concerning the 2nd beat of the bar.
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information
issues: Dotted or even rhythm
notation: Rhythm
