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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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A - Autograph
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Later impression of GE1
GET - Toruń copy
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French Edition
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
FEFr - Franchomme copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English Edition
EE3 - Later impression of EE1
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  b. 66-67

No slurs over the quavers in A (→GE→FE→EE)

Slurs suggested by the editors

We suggest supplementing two-quaver motifs in bars 66-67 with slurs, just like Chopin marked it in A in bar 68. The notation of bars 66-67 in A  contains a number of omissions which, analysed jointly, point to the composer's weakened concentration. In GE (→FE→EE) bars 66-68 only have slurs running from grace notes, which surely stems from careless reproduction of the notation of A, and not from the introduced changes.

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