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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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b. 35

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

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Missing before the penultimate semiquaver in A (→GE1→FE→EE)  is the   raising d flat1 to d1. This obvious oversight was corrected in GE2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals

b. 35

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

 in A (→GE)

No dynamic marking in FE (→EE)

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The lack of hairpins   in FE (→EE) is most probably due to the engraver's oversight. However, as we cannot definitely rule out the possibility that the mark was removed by Chopin when he was proofing FE, we give the hairpins in parentheses.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 35-36

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

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In GE the arrangement of notes in the left hand not always strictly maintains the rhythmic correlation with the part of the right hand: the 6th note in bar 35 is placed under the two-note chord of the triplet in the right hand (evidently against the notation of A). The 4th and the 6th note in the 2nd half of bar 36 are also imprecisely placed. Cf. bars 38-39.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 35

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

Fingering written into GET

No teaching fingering provided
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in GET

b. 36

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

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A has no   raising a flat1 to a1. The mistake was already corrected in GE (FE>EE). We remove the unnecessary  before c sharp2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Authentic corrections of GE