It is difficult to say whether the change in the direction of the dynamic hairpin under the second two-note motif was introduced intentionally by Chopin or the reviser of GE1, or whether it is the result of an engraver's mistake. The lack of visible traces of changes in the print rather indicates an adjustment or – what the editors believe is most likely – an error. The engraver could have made the quite common "mirror" error by simply inverting the sign (cf. e.g. Nocturne in D
Op. 27 No. 2, b. 6), or perceived this and the previous sign to be a pair 
, very common in music in general, and in these Variations in particular. Therefore, we leave in the main text the only undoubtedly authentic version of A.
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issues: Errors in GE, GE revisions, Sign reversal
notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins