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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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Issues : No pedal release mark

b. 57

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

No  mark in A (→GE→FE)

 in EE

The editors'  suggestion
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After the  mark placed mid-bar, A (→GE→FE) do not have . This is probably Chopin's oversight (bar. 57 is the last bar on the page in A, and such a situation is conducive to all types of mistakes and inaccuracies); therefore, we propose supplementation of pedal markings. The pedal release asterisk was added in that place already in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: No pedal release mark

b. 66-71

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

 in A

 added in GE in bar 71

Pedalling in  FE (→EE)
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In A, the only pedal mark in bars 66-71 is  at the beginning of bar 66. That notation is definitely incomplete, as the next point where the pedal marks appear is the beginning of bar  72 on a new page of the manuscript. In GE, an asterisk  was placed at the end of bar 71, probably added as part of editorial revisions. The complete pedalling for those bars was supplemented by Chopin in the proofing of FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , No pedal release mark

b. 74-77

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

Pedalling of bars 74-77 in A

 added in GE1

 added in FE

 added in EE

 moved in #FE2
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We give the pedalling of A (a single pedal depression from bar 74 to the end). Subsequent supplementations in GE1, FE and EE and the change in GE2 are most probably made by reviewers. FE has an ad-hoc correction of the GE1 version, as that version was contrary to Chopin's intentions.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , No pedal release mark