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Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

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Issues : Authentic corrections of EE

b. 96

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

No accent in FE & GE

Accent in EE

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The accent mark was probably added by Chopin in the base text to EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of EE

b. 97

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

No indication in FE & GE

in EE

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The crescendo indication was probably added by Chopin in the base text to EE. The indication's division into syllables may have been performed by the reviser.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of EE

b. 113

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

d1-e1 in FE

d1-e1-g1 in GE & EE
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The d1-e1 second in FE is the original version – in FEG (→GE) Chopin added a g1 note to it. EE also has the completed version with the d1-e1-g1 chord. Therefore, the fact of leaving the original version in FE must be considered as Chopin's oversight. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of GE , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 136-140

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

End of slur in FE0

Prolonged slur in FE1

Two slurs in FEG (→GE) & EE
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In FE0 the slur ends on the minim. In the base text to FE1 it was corrected by extending the slur to bar 139 (there is a visible trace of deleting the original slur of FE0). There is no reason to doubt the authenticity of this change, yet in FEG Chopin completed the slurring differently, by adding the second slur in bars 136-140. The latter is also in EE, most probably based on the identical Chopin correction of the base text. Therefore, in the main text we give the version with two slurs, written by Chopin twice. The continuous slur of FE, offering greater flexibility as to the choice of phrasing, may be, however, treated equally.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of GE , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 139-140

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

Rest in FE

Tied sixth in GE & EE
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The version of FE without the hold of the e-c1 sixth is earlier – in FEG (→GE) Chopin added the ties and a crotchet at the beginning of bar 140. An identical addition was most probably performed by him in the base text to EE. Due to this fact we adopt it to the main text. However, it should be mentioned that while proofreading the slurring of this phrase in FE1, Chopin ended the slur in bar 139 and did not add the hold of this sixth. Hence, the version of FE1 cannot be considered as definitely rejected. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of GE , Authentic corrections of EE