Danny,
I think it is the latter, as you say, "crunchy intentional harmony".
Keep in mind that in the London version, the sonata is entitled,
"L'Infidele". There is a very good reason for this.
Weiss is very deliberate in titling L'infidele, but his intention is where
the mystery lies. The ve
Danny,
There's evidence to support either note.
Using the A-natural, beginning at m. 20, we have a V-I-V7/V-V in C major.
(In figures that would be 5/3-6/4-#7/4/2-5/3 over a G pedal.) A fairly
straightforward Baroque progression. If you use an Ab in the penultimate
measure, that