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Op. 64 No 2, Waltz in C♯ minor

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b. 26-30

composition: Op. 64 No 2, Waltz in C♯ minor

Fingering written into FES

No teaching fingering
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In the main text we give Chopin fingering, written in FES in bars 154-158 (cf. General Editorial Principles, p. 17).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES

b. 26-29

composition: Op. 64 No 2, Waltz in C♯ minor

Slur in bar 29 in AI

Two-bar slurs in A (→FE→GE,EE)
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The isolated slur of AI does not pose a real alternative to the consistent slurs of A and the editions. In turn, it may demonstrate that while writing AI, Chopin still did not have a precise concept of slurring of bars 10-16 and 26-32 – perhaps he had already rejected the short slurs of As (cf. bar 10), but he still did not decide how to distribute the points of division of the planned longer slurs.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 27-28

composition: Op. 64 No 2, Waltz in C♯ minor

c2 repeated in As & A (→FE→EE,GE1no2,GE1op→GE2op→GE3op)

c2 tied in AI, FED & GE2no2
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The sources illustrate here Chopin's hesitation – c2 is repeated in As and A (→FE→EE,GE; except for GE2no2), yet it is sustained in AI and FED. In the main text, we give the version of the base source, i.e. A, particularly considering the fact that in the autograph Chopin most probably deleted the tie sustaining this note. Cf. also bars 29-30.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Corrections in A , Chopin's hesitations

b. 29

composition: Op. 64 No 2, Waltz in C♯ minor

 before 3rd beat in A

 after 3rd beat in FE (→GE1no2) & GE2op (→GE3op)

 on 3rd beat in GE1op, EE & GE2no2
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In FE and in a part of the remaining editions, the  sign was placed same as in the remaining bars, after the 3rd crotchet. The fact of moving the sign under the crotchet may be considered to be a revision or inaccuracy of GE1op, EE and GE2no2. Similarly in bar 31.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies

b. 29-30

composition: Op. 64 No 2, Waltz in C♯ minor

b1 repeated in As, AI & A (→FE→GE,EE)

b1 tied in FED
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The tie sustaining b1 is absent in all base sources of the Waltz, hence we do not include it in the main text. However, the version of FED is most probably an authentic variant – ties are added there also in bars 27-28 and 155-156 and 157-158.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED