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Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

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Issues : Annotations in teaching copies

b. 1

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

Fingering in FED

No fingering in FE, GE & EE
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In FED Chopin added the fingering for the trill.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 44-45

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

Fingering added in FED in bars 52-53

No teaching fingering
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We give Chopin’s fingering written in FED in analogous bars 52-53.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 58

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

staccato f2 in FE

d2-f2 in GE, EE & FED
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On the 3rd crotchet FE has a staccato dot under f2 instead of the d2 note. Chopin corrected this mistake in FEG (→GE), in pencil in FED and in the base text to EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

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

b. 158

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

Arpeggio sign in FEG & FED

No sign in FE0 (→FE,EE) & GE
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In FE0 (→FE,EE) there is no arpeggio sign. It was omitted also in GE, despite the fact that Chopin added it in FEG. Chopin's pencilled entry in FED confirms his intent to arpeggiate the chord.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Errors in GE

b. 160

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

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In FE0 (→FE,FEG) there are no naturals raising d1 to d1 on the 2nd crotchet in the L.H. and d2 to d2 in the R.H. It is undoubtedly Chopin's mistake  – cf.  in the next bar. The necessary signs were added in EE and GE, they were also added in pencil in FED (only before d1) and in FEJ (both).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , GE revisions , Annotations in FEJ