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Op. 64 No 2, Waltz in C♯ minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 167

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

Slur from 1st quaver in A, GE & EE

Slur from 2nd quaver in FE
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The version of FE is probably inaccurate – see bar 39.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 167-168

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

 in A & GE1no2

Longer  in FE (→EE,GE1op→GE2op→GE3op) & GE2no2
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In the main text we give the  hairpin on the basis of A. In FE and in the remaining editions – notwithstanding minor differences between them –  started one quaver earlier (only in GE1no2 the sign, probably as a result of an accidental shortening, has a range compatible with A).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 192

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

 before rest in A

 under rest in FE (→EE)

 after rest in GE1op (→GE2op→GE3op) & GE2no2)

No pedalling in GE1no2
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We give the moment of the pedal's release in the main text after A. Minor shifts of  in the editions, particularly in GE, may suggest, taking into account the context, i.e. the end of the piece, a longer dying out of the sound, probably contrary to the intention of Chopin. The absence of indications in GE1no2 is undoubtedly an oversight. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

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