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b. 8

composition: Op. 27 No 1, Nocturne in C# minor

A slur in GE (→FE) 

EE
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In EE, the slur erroneously extends only to e sharp2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE inaccuracies

b. 8

composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

A more probable interpretation of the slur of A

GE (→FE→EE)
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A carelessly drawn slur in A was interpreted in GE (→FE→EE) as applying only to a group of small notes. In our opinion, it is more probable that Chopin intended a longer slur here.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 8-9

composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

Complementary fingering written by Chopin into FED, FEJ and FES

Fingering in FED

Fingering in FEJ and FES

No teaching fingering provided
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 8

composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

Lines indicating precisely the rhythm of a group of small notes in FES

No indication of synchronisation of both hands in the remaining sources
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In A Chopin placed the small quavers more or less in the middle between the g flat3 crotchet and the c2 semiquaver,  not taking particular care to position that group in any relation to the semiquavers in the left hand. That notation was basically copied in the editions, yet in  GE, and especially in FE the group was clearly moved towards the beginning of the bar, which could in itself suggest a faulty interpretation.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Synchronization markings , Annotations in FES

b. 8

composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

A slur in A (→GE→FE→EE)

A vertical dashed line changing the phrasing written in FED
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In FED, Chopin marked the altered phrasing of a group of semiquavers in a manner that is typical of him. One often comes across vertical lines signifying change of phrasing in teaching copies, e.g. in Impromptu in G flat major Op. 51, bars 32, 37, 89 & 91.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED