Waltz in A-flat major, Op.42 (Chopin, Frédéric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 waltz (Vivace)
Composition Year 1840
Genre Categories Waltzes; Dances; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For violin, piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#473836 - 3.67MB - 4:00 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2853×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2017/5/31)

Performer Pages Olga Gurevich (piano)
Publisher Info. Palo Alto: Musopen.
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Misc. Notes Source: Musopen (lossless file also available)
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 Complete Performance (EU)
#707708 - 5.80MB - 4:01 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/64/V - 91×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/6/11)

Performer Pages Guiomar Novaes (piano)
Publisher Info. Chopin: Waltzes - Vox, 1953. PL 8170.
Reissue This is Novaes - Vox, 1957. SNP 1.
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Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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 Complete Performance (EU)
#478882 - 7.68MB - 3:48 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/36/V - 797×⇩ - OGG - JacopoTore

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JacopoTore (2017/6/27)

Performer Pages Alfred Cortot (piano)
Publisher Info. London: Grammophone, 1935.
Reissue Chopin Waltzes
London: Angel Records, 1958. COLH 32.
Copyright
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Videos

For Orchestra (Choe)

 Synthesized Performance
#818193 - 26.10MB - 4:00 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 12×⇩ - MP4 - TradViolin

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TradViolin (2022/10/28)

Publisher Info. Joshua Choe, 2022.
Performers Finale v27
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
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Editor First edition (German)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1840]. Plate 6419.
Copyright
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 Complete Score (full BNF resolution)
#399488 - 37.71MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 149×⇩ - Piupianissimo

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Piupianissimo (2015/11/13)

Editor First edition (French)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Magasin de Musique de Pacini, n.d. Plate 3708.
Copyright
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 Complete Score
#690968 - 3.74MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 24×⇩ - Royal College o...

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Royal College o... (2021/4/12)

Editor First edition (English)
Publisher. Info. London: Wessel & Co., n.d.(ca.1840-1843). Plate (W & Cᵒ. Nᵒ. 3559.).
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): D2753
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 Complete Score
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 Cover Page
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Editor Series editors
Publisher. Info. Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band IX (pp.26-33)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1878]. Plate C. IX. 5.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Publication date from Hofmeister's Verzeichnis. Original scans: 300dpi, grayscale jpg2000 images 3100 by 3900 pixels. Converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, re-sampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins.
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 Complete Score
#82599 - 0.90MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5189×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2010/10/23)

Editor Theodor Kullak (1818-1882)
Translator Albert Ross Parsons (1847-1933)
Publisher. Info. Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.VI: Waltzes
Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1880. Plate S. 7291(5).
Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1880.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Original scans: 400dpi, losslessly-compressed, black and white images about 4300 by 5600 pixels. Re-sampled to 600dpi, cleaned up, and deskewed.
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 Complete Score
#00497 - 0.62MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4174×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Editor Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.1: Waltzes (pp.30-39)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11081.
Copyright
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 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
#51527 - 1.22MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2007×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Complete Score (filter) (Preview)
#51528 - 0.88MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 942×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Complete Score (alternate scan) (Preview)
#86699 - 0.43MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1093×⇩ - worov

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worov (2010/12/8)

Editor Herrmann Scholtz (1845-1918)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band 1 (pp.24-29)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[(ca.1905)]. Plate 9462.
Copyright
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 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
#80373 - 1.17MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 891×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Complete Score (filter) (Preview)
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Editor Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Publisher. Info. Œuvres complètes pour piano: Valses (pp.29-37)
Paris: Durand & Fils, 1915. Plate D. & F. 9709.
Copyright
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 Complete Score
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 Preface
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Editor Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915)
Publisher. Info. Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.1: Waltzes (LMC 27) (pp.30-39)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1915. Plate 25502.
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 Complete Score (scan) (EU) (Preview)
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 Complete Score (filter) (EU) (Preview)
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Editor Institut Fryderyka Chopina
Publisher. Info. Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.IX: Waltzes (pp.45-54)
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949. Plate PWM 239. (1956 reissue)
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Orchestra (Choe)

 Complete Score
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 Complete Parts
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Arranger Joshua Choe
Publisher. Info. Joshua Choe, 2022.
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For Violin and Piano (David)

 Complete Score
#679822 - 0.87MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 30×⇩ - Afp0815

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 Violin Part
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Arranger Ferdinand David (1810-1873)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. Plate V.A. 91.
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For Violin and Piano (Schulz)

 Complete Score
#24893 - 1.07MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1464×⇩ - Generoso

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 Complete Score (resized to A4)
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Arranger August Schulz (1837-1909)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Litolff, No.1062. 1177, n.d.(ca.1900).
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Misc. Notes Violin part missing.
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General Information

Work Title Waltz
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Waltz No. 5 in A-flat major, Op. 42; ワルツ第5番 (ショパン); Большой вальс, соч. 42; Grande Valzer op. 42; Vals en la bemoll major; 왈츠, Op. 42; Vals en la bemol mayor, op. 42
Authorities Wikipedia
Composer Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.42
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 113
Key A-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 waltz (Vivace)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1840
First Publication. 1840
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
External Links Wikipedia article
Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
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