Альфред Корто Chopin Fantaisie Impromptu Op 66 Rec 1933

This was the first recording that I ever owned of Chopins Fantaisie Impromptu and I have always been fond of it. I bought it in its original 78rpm format. However, you may notice, that at 49-50 and 340-341, Cortot plays F# instead of E. I originally thought that it was a finger slip. However, since he plays the section the same way twice, I now believe that Cortot was leading the top notes of these passages from E to F# to the climactic G# which is the first note of the descending chromatic scale. Neither
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