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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 17

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

An accent in A (→GE2)

Absence of that sign in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The accent, overlooked in GE1 (→FE→EE), was supplemented in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 17

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

Dynamic markings in A

GE

FE (→EE)
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The small differences between the sources are purely graphic in nature and their practical aspect is negligible. For the edited text we use the notation taken from A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 18

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

An accent in A (→GE)

The accent is moved to the right in FE (→EE)
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Placing the accent under the 2nd octave of the motif in FE (→EE) is almost certainly a mistake. We preserve the unambiguous notation of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

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