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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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Issues : Authentic post-publication changes and variants

b. 26

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

No dynamic indications in A (→GE→FE→EE)

 written into FED, FEJ and FES

 in FEFr
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We adopt as binding the dynamic marking written by Chopin into all the three extant teaching copies. A similar dynamic concept for the return of the 1st theme was confirmed by Franchomme in FEFr.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic post-publication changes and variants

b. 28

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

The main version (A→GE→FE→EE)

A variant recorded in FEFr

A variant written into FED
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The additions in FED and FEFr may be regarded two versions of the same musical idea - syncopations in FEFr show the rubato performance of the quavers in FED.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in FED , Annotations in FEFr , Authentic post-publication changes and variants

b. 30

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

The main version (A→GE→FE→EE)

A variant added in FEFr
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The variant given by Franchomme seems recom­mendable as a variation of the motif upon its repetition that is very characteristic for Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in FEFr , Authentic post-publication changes and variants

b. 39-40

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

No accents in  A (→GE)

Accents in FE

EE
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When correcting FE (→EE), Chopin added accents under bass notes in the middle of each of those bars. In EE, a vertical accent was used in bar 40, which is characteristic for that edition. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic post-publication changes and variants

b. 45-46

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

Dynamic markings of A

GE

FE

EE

Deletions and additions in FED

Changes written into FEJ

Changes in FES

Changes in FEFr

Our suggestion based on FEJ & FED
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In particular sources, dynamic markings in those bars differ significantly. The version of A reproduced – despite various inaccuracies - in GE (→FE→EE) was later fundamentally changed, which can be seen in energetic deletions and additions in teaching copies and FEFr.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Inaccuracies in GE , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEFr , Authentic post-publication changes and variants , Annotations in FEJ