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Issues : Chopin's hesitations
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b. 93-96
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composition: Op. 64 No 2, Waltz in C♯ minor
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Four versions of these bars written in As illustrate the evolution of the concept of the ending of this section. The catalyst for change was, as it seems, the harmonic course – from a simple replacement of the final tonic chord with its minor version in the first edition, through a three-bar modulation with the use of a characteristic leading chord (it can be interpreted as, e.g. an altered f
As far as the melodic line is concerned, the major transformation took place in the last two bars. Chopin started from repeating the phrase from bars 77-80, with a change only in the last bar, having a nature of a connecting episode with the beginning of the refrain. In the next versions, the changes appear each time earlier; one can also see that two elements, which then contributed to the final version – leading the phrase to g
Due to the lack of indication of the conclusive version, we assume the earliest version to be the text of As. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Chopin's hesitations , Accompaniment changes , Main-line changes |
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