A profound musicological discussion at the Henle website.
I’ve always played the E, but now I’m starting to haff serious doubts
Whut would you play, an E or a D?
- E
- D
- Whutevah, da song remainz a bit sheeyat
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D is a bit more… subtle
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Gav called and says he think it’s c#?
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Tiz a full LH smash of A-F
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it’s D time to order more E 
Hehe, I’m messing this up - I don’t know what I play but I’ll find out tonight
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Tru, why not jus smash both?
Da Henle fingering a bit ghey…
I play E, but D was really interesting. If you play the piece quickly and somewhat absentmindedly - as you typically hear it - I think D merely sounds like a wrong note. E is cleaner, and more taut. If you play the piece in a more relaxed manner however, slower and with more attention to sound than classical neatness (like I do), D fits right in. Indeed I think it sounds better. It adds to the dreamlike character and sounds more interesting. I’m surprised Beethoven wrote it however since I also think D sounds 20 years later.
I don’t dare to say if it’s Beethoven or Nohl who got it wrong, but at least until the MS turns up I wouldn’t correct the D.
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As I play the rh in double notes, I don’t think I can pass judgement 
Never written it out and nowhere near an 88 atm, but from muscle memory I think I have preemptively solved it anyway by playing both notes!
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hahaha i alwayz thought it wuz e throughout but on tha very lazt one tiz d 
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Ahahaha da ROBBAH give a ztraight anzah n hilariouzly
Make perfect zenze
Tru that’s a good idea 
What does Barry Cooper say about it? Whatever he says, the opposite will be the correct answer.
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True, you see that in some editions.
Interestingly, the Nohl version that’s mentioned in the Henle link does the opposite: d throughout but only da first time e.
Truuu Rezpek da GODO style trans!!
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Da dongah zhowz uz da tru way
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D!
It’s all settled now 
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D iz fo Dongah
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