From this bar on, the hitherto homogenous (in spite of numerous inaccuracies) articulation markings change. In particular, the hitherto consistently kept difference between the range of the slurs of GE and FE is reduced in favour of shorter slurs. In FE the shorter slurs are accompanied by no staccato dots over the a1 quavers, hence it is likely that we are not dealing with inaccuracies (cf. subtle changes in articulation in the ending of the Etude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 4, b. 62). As the text of GE is identical, we give this version in the main text. In EE the slurs were prolonged after the previous bars in FE (→EE).
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