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Op. 64 No 3, Waltz in A♭ major

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 70-71

composition: Op. 64 No 3, Waltz in A♭ major

Two slurs in A (→FE→EE,GE1op,GE1Ab)

One slur in GE2op (→GE3op) & GE2Ab
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The continuous slur introduced in later GE, in spite of being musically justified, is, however, contrary to the notation of A and the remaining editions.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 90

composition: Op. 64 No 3, Waltz in A♭ major

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In A Chopin overlooked the  lowering b to b (the sign is present in As). A similar mistake was committed in GE1Ab too. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in A

b. 93-102

composition: Op. 64 No 3, Waltz in A♭ major

No signs in A (→FE→EE,GE1op,GE1Ab→GE2Ab)

 in GE2op (→GE3op)
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The  hairpins, added in GE2op (→GE3op), in bars 93-94 and 101-102 is a revision aiming at unifying all four similar places (cf. bars 105-106).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 97-98

composition: Op. 64 No 3, Waltz in A♭ major

Repeated chord in As (→A→FE→EE,GE1op,GE1Ab)

Tied chord in GE2op (→GE3op)
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Sustaining the chord at the transition between the bars is certainly an arbitrary revision of GE2op (→GE3op), introduced by analogy to identical bars 93-94. Both autographs prove that Chopin considered the version of bars 93-94 to be a one-off rhythmic diversification of the four-time repeated scheme.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 98

composition: Op. 64 No 3, Waltz in A♭ major

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In the manuscripts there is no  lowering d2 to d2. The composer's patent oversight was corrected in FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A