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Op. 64 No 1, Waltz in D♭ major

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Issues : Authentic corrections of FE

b. 50

composition: Op. 64 No 1, Waltz in D♭ major

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The naturals raising g to g in the chord in the L.H. and g2 to g2 in the R.H. are not carefully written in the autographs – the sign in the L.H. is not present in any of them, while the sign in the R.H. is included only in AII and AIII. The signs were added in the proofreading of FE (→GE,EE), probably by Chopin.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 76

composition: Op. 64 No 1, Waltz in D♭ major

No markings in AI, AII, AIII, FE (→EE) & GE2Db→GE3Db→GE4Db)

End of  in A

 in GE1Db & GE1op→GE2op→#GE3op)
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 in this bar is a result of a mistake of the engraver of FE, corrected only in the last phase of proofreading. The erroneous sign, repeated in GE1op and GE1Db, was removed in subsequent editions, yet only in the version with single Waltzes. The range of the  hairpin – see the previous note.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 87-92

composition: Op. 64 No 1, Waltz in D♭ major

4 hairpins in A

3 hairpins in FE (→EE) & GE2Db→GE3Db→GE4Db)

1 hairpin in GE1Db

2 hairpins in GE1op (→GE2op→#GE3op)

4 hairpins suggested by the editors
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Generally, the dynamic hairpin in GE is incomplete and erroneous in these bars. The traces visible in FE prove that the mistake was committed first in this edition, which, through a proof copy, went into GE. In FE (→EE) the signs were corrected and completed in the last phase of proofreading, perhaps with Chopin's participation. A possible reason of mistakes of the engraver of FE could have been the abbreviated notation of A with dynamic signs, which could have impeded their assignment to correct bars. In the main text we suggest signs of FE in bars 87-90, analogous to signs in bars 15-18 and perhaps corrected by Chopin. In turn, in bars 91-92 we give signs of A, since in FE the sign in bar 91 was probably accidentally overlooked.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 92

composition: Op. 64 No 1, Waltz in D♭ major

e & a-c1-g1 in As & GE

a & c1-g1 in A (→FE→EE)
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The version of As and GE is the original version, printed probably by mistake in FE, in which, however, it was corrected – certainly in consultation with Chopin – in the last phase of proofreading.

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

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 106

composition: Op. 64 No 1, Waltz in D♭ major

a1 in As, AI, AII, AIII & FE (→GE,EE)

a1 in A
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE