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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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b. 6

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

in A (→GE)

in FE (→EE)
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Chopin introduced a number of changes when correcting FE, also in performance markings. Here, however, it is almost certain that the hairpin was accidentally reversed by the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Sign reversal

b. 7

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

No in A (→GE→FE)

Hairpins added in EE

The editors' suggestion
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Supplementing of the authentic text with  , in line with the analogous bar 31, seems to improve the legibility of the natural dynamic shaping of that phrase. A similar addition was already made in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

b. 7-8

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

in A

GE

FE (→EE)

The editors' suggestion
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The sign from A was inaccurately reproduced in GE as clearly shorter on its right side. In FE (→EE) the hairpins were moved, which was most probably connected with the changes of the melody contour introduced by Chopin. In our proposal we combine the two approaches, giving the left-hand side of the hairpins after  FE as better matching the changed melody line with the right-hand side of the hairpins after A  reaching suggestively the culminating point.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 7

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

A turn with a raised lower note in A

An ordinary turn in GE

The version of FE (→EE) corrected by Chopin
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Correcting FE, Chopin somewhat changed the contour of the melody in that bar. The earlier sources—A (→GE)—have a repeated e flat2 at the beginning of the second half of the bar and a turn between that quaver and the next one. In the later sources, FE (→EE), the note e flat2 is tied and the turn is removed.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Turn

b. 8

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

A more probable interpretation of the slur of A

GE (→FE→EE)
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A carelessly drawn slur in A was interpreted in GE (→FE→EE) as applying only to a group of small notes. In our opinion, it is more probable that Chopin intended a longer slur here.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A