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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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Adagio in AsI

Largo in remaining sources

It draws attention that the change only concerns the nature of this part of the introduction, as the tempo – defined by the metronome – has remained unchanged.
Moreover, in AsI Chopin did not call the opening part an Introduction (or any other term).

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Metronome tempos, Changes of tempo markings

notation: Verbal indications

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