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Op. 64 No 3, Waltz in A♭ major

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Issues : Errors in GE

b. 107-108

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

 in A

 in FE (→EE)

No sign in GE
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The moment of the beginning of the  sign in A is unclear. We assume the top arm, written first, to be reliable. In FE (→EE) the sign starts from the beginning of the bar, which may be considered an alternative interpretation of A, however, the fact of shortening the sign is a patent inaccuracy of the engraver. The missing hairpin in GE is probably an oversight or a proof of the fact that the sign was added only in the last proofreading of FE.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , Errors in GE

b. 110-111

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

 in A, literal reading

 up to f2 in FE

 1 bar in GE1op, GE1Ab (→GE2Ab) & EE

No sign in GE2op (→GE3op)
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According to us, the notation of A clearly suggests a continuation of the  hairpin in bar 111, which was not written out, in accordance with a sign corresponding it in bar 3. In the editions, however, it was only the sign in bar 110 that was more or less accurately reproduced. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , Errors in GE , EE inaccuracies

b. 142

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

Two pedals in A

Bar-long pedal in FE (→GE1Ab,EE)

No pedal in GE1op (→GE2op→GE3op)

Pedal for 2 beats in GE2Ab
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FE (→GE1Ab,EE) overlooked the pedal change on the 3rd beat of the bar. In all GE of the entire opus the pedalling was generally overlooked in this bar. In GE2Ab the mistake of FE was partially corrected, by moving the  sign under the last chord.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 143-144

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

d2 in As, FE (→EE,GE1Ab→GE2Ab) & GE2op (→GE3op)

d2 in A & GE1op
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The absence of a  before the 4th quaver in bar 144 is probably Chopin's mistake (cf. bar 143). The sign is present in As and it was added in the proofreading of FE (→GE,EE; in GE1op it was misplaced in bar 143).

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

issues: Errors in GE , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 146

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

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In a separate version of GE – GE1Ab (→GE2Ab) – the bottom note of the chord on the 2nd beat is an erroneous c.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Terzverschreibung error