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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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b. 16

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

No slurs in A (→GE→FE)

Slurs added in EE
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In EE, this bar opens a new page. The addition of slurs in the left hand was probably meant to remind the performer about the authentic markings given in bar 1 as a model for the entire Nocturne.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 18

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

A slur in A

No slur in GE (→FE→EE)
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That slur in A is placed at a certain distance from the notes and obscured with the indication con forza. That is why the engraver of GE could overlook it or even consider it deleted. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 19-20

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

A slur added by Chopin when proofing FE (→EE)

An earlier version of A (→GE)
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 19-20

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

A phrase mark (slur) in A

A distorted slur in GE (→FE→EE)
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The slur in A is written with a large stroke, but its extent is doubtless. The fact that the engraver of GE interpreted it as covering the whole bar, not a motif, is a glaring example of the manner adopted for manuscript reading in GE (see the characteristics of that edition).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 21

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

A slur in A

A shorter slur in GE (→FE→EE)
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In GE (→FE→EE) the slur erroneously begins from the 2nd note of the motif. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE