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b. 28

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

No teaching annotations

Signs pencilled in FEJ

Annotations in FES, literal reading

Annotations in FES, interpretation attempt

Practical suggestion with account taken of Chopin's entries
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Differences in fingering , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEJ

b. 29

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

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FE has "Piu" instead of "Più".

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category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 29-36

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

R.H. quaver over the 6th L.H. note in GE

Regular rhythmic notation in FE (→EE)
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In bars 29-36 (and further ones – cf. bars 48, 50, 51 & 53-62), GE has the quaver of the R.H. part placed directly over the last note of the 2nd L.H. triplet. In the editors' opinion, this is not in line with Chopin’s intentions; instead, it reflects the manner of the GE engraver.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Dotted rhythms and triplets

b. 29

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

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In the edited text, we supplement the "3" numerals in triplets.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 33-36

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

GE

FE

EE
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FE omits the dashed line that marks the extent of the poco a poco crescendo. It is almost certainly a mistake, a rather frequent one in this edition (cf. notes to bar 41). EE supplemented the FE notation with dots linking particular words of the indication. This is certainly an arbitrary addition.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE