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Op. 64 No 2, Waltz in C♯ minor

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Issues : EE inaccuracies

b. 103

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. 129-160

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

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Placement of the  asterisks – see bars 1-32. Bars 131, 132, 142-143, 148, 158 and 160 were discussed separately. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

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

b. 133-134

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

 in A

 in FE (→EEW1→EEW2)

No sign in GE1op (→GE2op→GE3op) & GE1no2

 in EEC & GE2no2
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The lack of the  hairpin in the majority of GE is probably a result of an oversight of the engraver of FE, which was then corrected in the very FE (→EE). The sign was added in GE2no2 too. We reproduce the range of the sign on the basis of the notation of A. Cf. bars 3-4.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 138-139

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

Slur from 2nd quaver in A (→FE→EEW1→EEW2)

No slur in GE1op & GE1no2

Slur from 1st quaver in EEC, GE2op (→GE3op) & GE2no2
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The absence of the slur in both versions of GE1 means that most probably it was originally absent in FE too, in which, however, it was added – probably by Chopin – in the last phase of proofreading. The slurs added in later GE, embracing two full bars, are a result of a revision, same as in bars 10-11. In turn, an earlier beginning of the slur in EEC may be simply an inaccuracy.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: GE revisions , EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 162-172

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

 signs in A

 signs in FE

 signs in GE & EE
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Similarly as in bars 33-44 (in the autographs the discussed bars are not written out), we reproduce the range of the  hairpins in the main text on the basis of A. In FE the first 4 signs correspond with the range to the notation of A, however, the next are slightly longer. The remaining editions include signs of the same, six-quaver length.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , EE inaccuracies