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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 24

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

A long accent in A

A short accent in GE (→FE→EE)
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 25

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

The initial concept of the dynamics in A (→GE→FE→EE)

Deleted hairpins in FEJ and FES

 written into FEFr

The editors' variant proposal
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The return of the first theme of the Nocturne in bar 26 was initially  – in A (→GE→FE→EE) – preceded with a . mark. Chopin deleted it in FEJ and FES, and in FEFr Franchomme removed   and written in  .

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

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

b. 27-28

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

 in A

GE1 (bar 27 opens a new line)

GE2

FE (→EE)

The editors’ proposal

 
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None of the versions found in the sources can be treated as fully reflecting Chopin's intention. The notation of bars 26-28 in A – including   in bars 27-28 – seems quite untidy, and in GE1 and FE it is easy to point out at elements reproduced inaccurately or incorrectly. In our proposal we try to combine the least questionable elements of the notation of  A and FE (i.e. sources that can be considered the most authentic) to create a musically justified whole.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Unclear hairpins in A

b. 29

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

A long accent in A

A short accent in  GE (→FE→EE)
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The accent of A, clearly a long one, was reproduced as a short accent in the editions.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 30

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

in A (→GE→FE→EE1)

in EE3
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In EE3 the dynamic hairpins were reversed, probably by analogy with the sign in bar 6.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions