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Op. 64 No 3, Waltz in A♭ major

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b. 105-106

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

 in A

 in FE (→EE)

No sign in GE1op & GE1Ab (→GE2Ab)

 in #GE2 op (→GE3op)
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In the main text, we give the  hairpin on the basis of A. The versions of the editions are either an inaccurate image of A, as it is in the case of FE (→EE), or a result of a revision unifying similar places – GE2op (→GE3op). In the remaining GE the sign was overlooked.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 143

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

b1 in As & FE (→EE)

b1 in A & GE
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The missing  in A before the last quaver is probably Chopin's mistake – the sign is in As and it was added in the last proofreading of FE (→EE), not included in GE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE

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

b. 160-164

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

Four-note chords in A & GE

Three-note chords in FE (→EE)
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The version of A, repeated in GE through a proof copy of FE, is the original one. In this version in each bar one is supposed to perform two identical four-note chords (as in the previous bars). In the last proofreading of FE (→EE) Chopin deleted some of the notes, lightening the accompaniment and creating an internal melodic line: g–d1–c1–a– etc.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE