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Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

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Issues : Annotations in teaching copies

b. 256

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

g2 in FE0 (→EE)

f2 in FE & GE
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The version of FE0 (→EE) with g2 as the bottom note of the first of the pairs of the quavers is most probably erroneous. In the base text to FE and in FEG (→GE) Chopin changed this g2 to f2, yet in FE the correction was misunderstood, hence the flat was also copied, which resulted in a f2. Chopin corrected this new error in FEJ. In this situation, the presence of the original version in EE must be considered as a result of an oversight of proofreading or the engraver's inattention. In the main text we give the text written by Chopin's hand in FEG and FEJ.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE , Annotations in FEJ , Authentic corrections of GE

b. 283-284

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

No indications in FE, #E & EE

Fingering indications written into FED
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The signs written in FED under the 4th quaver in bar 283 and under the 2nd and 6th quavers in bar 284 most probably indicate a more convenient performance of the passage consisting in taking these notes over by the L.H. It is not entirely clear what it exactly is – according to us, they are additional quaver flags (cf. the Nocturne in C minor, Op. 27 No. 1, bar 27). We include these meaningful practical hints in the main text.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED