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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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p. 12, b. 44-58
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p. 5
p. 6
p. 7
p. 8
p. 9, b. 1-15
p. 10, b. 16-30
p. 11, b. 31-43
p. 12, b. 44-58
p. 13, b. 59-77
p. 14
GE1 - First German edition
Main text
A - Autograph
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Later impression of GE1
GET - Toruń copy
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French Edition
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
FEFr - Franchomme copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English Edition
EE3 - Later impression of EE1
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A - Autograph
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Later impression of GE1
GET - Toruń copy
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French Edition
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
FEFr - Franchomme copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English Edition
EE3 - Later impression of EE1
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copy link PDF GE1 - First German edition

  b. 47-48

The slur of A interpreted in context.

A possible reading of the slur of A

GE (→FE→EE)

The moment of beginning the slur in A is unclear; from the graphic point of view both options  seem likely, yet the comparison with analogous bars 3 and 27 makes us decide in favour of a longer slur, in line with the interpretation contained in the editions.

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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

notation: Slurs