What does a slur over a rest mean?

[1piano4joe]

I know that slurs over dots means portato articulation but what about rests?

Aeolian Melody by Joan Hansen has in measure 15 of the left hand a slur over a quarter note rest. I have no idea how to play legato "connected" notes and a quarter note rest simultaneously. I don't believe this is a phrase mark. How should this measure be played?

Also, in measure 15, the score indicates in the right hand a "b natural" on the 3rd beat of the bar and on the rcm midi a "c natural" is heard and seen being played. Is this another typo?

Thank You, Joe.

[bustthewave]

I know that slurs over dots means portato articulation but what about rests?

Aeolian Melody by Joan Hansen has in measure 15 of the left hand a slur over a quarter note rest. I have no idea how to play legato "connected" notes and a quarter note rest simultaneously. I don't believe this is a phrase mark. How should this measure be played?

Also, in measure 15, the score indicates in the right hand a "b natural" on the 3rd beat of the bar and on the rcm midi a "c natural" is heard and seen being played. Is this another typo?

Thank You, Joe.

Hey ya, I'm interested in the answer as well. I have very little formal training so it would definitely be advisable to wait for a reply from a more knowledgable source, but:

I'm thinking it has to do with the attack of the note following the rest, and the length of time you hold the note prior to the rest. With a note that's marked staccato, the attack (this is a recording engineering term, I'm honestly not sure if it's used in piano theory, but the attack is how long it takes for a sound to reach it's maximum intensity/volume) is quick, and the note isn't held for it's full duration. With a slur, in legato playing, the notes are played so it has a softer attack, and the sound is sustained for the note's entire value, allowing it to blend into the next note. I would think that in the case of a rest, the music would want you to play the preceding and ladder notes with their full lengths, and with a slower attack. You would play the preceding and following notes the same way if there were a third note in between, so without that note it shouldn't I would imagine, change the character of the other notes.