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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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A
Main text
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. 4-5

Slur end in A

GE (→FE→EE)

The extent of the slur is not precisely marked in A. In GE (→FE→EE) the slur was read as ending in bar 4. In our opinion, it is more probable that Chopin intended it to reach the beginning of bar 5 (cf. the remark at the end of bar 2).

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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

notation: Slurs

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Original in: Biblioteka Narodowa, Warszawa