FE - French edition

French edition

Prillip et Cie, Paris, plate number C.237.P.:
FE1 – First French edition, X 1837.

Three pupil's copies of FE1 with annotations originating from Chopin:
FEO – Napoleon Orda copy,
FES – Jane Stirling copy,
FESf – probably Joseph Schiffmacher copy.

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GE - German edition

German edition

C.F. Peters, Leipzig, plate number 2505:
GE1 – First German edition, IX-X 1837.

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EE - English edition

English edition

Wessel & Co, London, plate number (W & Co. No. 1491).
EE1 – First English edition, IV 1835,
EE2 – Corrected impression of EE1.
Ashdown & Parry, same plate number:
EE3 – Revised impression of EE2, ca 1868.

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Filiation of the sources

                   

Principles behind the main text of
the Bolero in A minor Op. 19

We accept as our basis FE, taking into consideration the changes to GE made probably by Chopin. We also take into consideration the annotations in pupils’ copies.