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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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b. 33

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

A fingering numeral written into FES

No teaching fingering
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in FES

b. 33

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

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In EE each of the two small grace notes is linked to its main note with a separate slur. This is either an arbitrary addition or simply a mistake. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 33

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

A long accent in A

A short accent in GE (→FE→EE)
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An obvious long accent in A was reproduced in the editions as a short one.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 33

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

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It is clearly visible in A that Chopin changed the last note in the left hand from f to a flat.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Accompaniment changes

b. 34

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

A possible interpretation of the slur of A

The slur in GE (→FE→EE)
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The extent of the slur in A is not quite clear if we take into account the notation of the 3rd quaver before it was deleted and changed (the slurs had probably been written before the correction was made). In the editions that slur was read "literally". We accept that as not in contradiction with the notation of A, and in any case most probably accepted by Chopin.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A