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Op. 64 No 2, Waltz in C♯ minor

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b. 72-89

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

No ties nor slur in As & AI

Tied c1 & slur in A

Slurs in FE (→EE,GE1no2,GE1op→GE2op→GE3op)

Tied c1 in GE2no2
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In bars 72-73 and 88-89, we reproduce the slurs of A in the main text. In FE and in the majority of the remaining editions (except for GE2no2), both slurs were reproduced inaccurately – the top one combined g1 in bar 72 (88) with c1 in bar 73 (89), whereas the bottom one – c1 with f. As a result, the c1 minim is not sustained in the editions. The mistake was corrected only in GE2no2.
In the previous autographs, c1 in bar 72 (88) is a crotchet, whereas, at the beginning of the next bar, there is no note at this pitch. In bar 88 in A (→FE→GE1op,GE1no2,EEC,EEW1), there is no dot extending the c1 minim, which, together with the tie sustaining this note to the next bar, must be an inaccuracy. In the remaining editions, the dot was added. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 72-89

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

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In bars 72-73, in the majority of the editions, the slur, encompassing the e-e-f progression in bass in A, erroneously combines the c1 minim with f in the next bar. In GE2no2, the slur was completely omitted; it is also absent in As and AI. Similarly, in bars 88-89. See the note on ties.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 72

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

As

AI

A (→FE→GE,EE)
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As has two versions in this place; we assume that the second one, written over the staff of the main course of music and identical to the final version of bar 88, is intended for this exact bar. The first version is also a result of corrections – cf. the note to bar 69.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Main-line changes

b. 72-74

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

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The little tie combining the grace note with the minim is one of a few slurs written in As. in AI, the slur ends with the last quaver in bar 72, whereas the next one starts from the grace note in bar 73. The phrasing of the version intended for print corresponds to the natural divisions of phrases, marked by rests. Since the slurrings of AI and A are clearly related to the rhythmic structure of phrases, respective variants are in the next note on rhythm.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 73

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

No pedalling in A (→FE→EE,GE1no2,GE1op→GE2op→GE3op)

Pedalling in GE2no2

Our alternative suggestion
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Independently from the decision concerning the issue of pedalling in bar 72 (see the previous note), embracing bar 73 with pedal seems to be justified due to analogy with bar 69. Moreover, the incomplete notation of the pedalling in bars 88-89 suggests including pedal in bars 73 and 89. Therefore, we suggest a respective addition as an alternative to the main text, preserving the notation of A (→FE→EE). An addition of this kind was already introduced in GE2no2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions