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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 63-64

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

in A (→GE)

in FE (→EE)
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In FE (→EE) the dashes defining the extent of the diminuendo were omitted. This is the inaccuracy very often found in Chopin editions of M. Schlesinger.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 71

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

The lower slur of A, interpreted in context

The lower slur in GE and EE

FE

A possible interpretation of the slur in FEJ
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When read literally, the lower voice slur in A embraces just five semiquavers,  up to g flat2, which is probably one of quite many inaccuracies to be found in that part of the manuscript. In GE (and EE) the slur embraces six semiquavers, and in FE it reaches up to the crotchet e flat2, which seems most natural in the light of slurring of analogous motifs of the upper voice. The mark added in FEJ may, but does not necessarily have to, be a slur.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of FE , Annotations in FEJ

b. 76-77

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

Slurs in  A (→GE1)

FE

EE and GE2
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In the main text we give two motivic slurs visible in A (→GE1): over the R.H. and under the L.H. In FE, the L.H. slur was moved to the note head side, thus becoming a tie. In the editors' opinion this is due to the engraver's mannerism, not the result of Chopin's correction. In EE and GE2 two more slurs were arbitrarily added, one for each hand, and as a result a flat is also sustained in those two editions.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Placement of markings , GE revisions