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Op. 64 No 2, Waltz in C♯ minor

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 45-64

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

Shorter  in A & GE1op (→GE2op→GE3op)

Longer  in FE (→EE,GE1no2→GE2no2)
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The  hairpin in bars 45-48 is only in the version prepared for print; in FE the sign begins earlier than in A. The remaining editions convey the version of FE more or less accurately – in GE1op the signs are slightly shorter, almost the same as in A, while in EE and GEno2 they are slightly longer. Since the exact differences are of no practical meaning here, we divide them into two groups, corresponding with the range either to the sign in A or in FE.
In bars 61-64 the hairpin is absent in the previous manuscripts, there are also no differences in the length of the sign in the remaining sources.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

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

b. 48-64

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

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The staccato dot in bars 48 and 64 was written by Chopin only in the version prepared for publication – A (→FE→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 68-84

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

 in A

No signs in FE (→GE,EE)
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In bars 68, 72 and 84 FE (→GE,EE) omitted the  hairpin under the part of the L.H. It is probably a result of distraction of the engraver of FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 70

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

 in A

No sign in FE (→GE,EE)
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The absence of the  hairpin in the editions is almost certainly a mistake of the engraver of FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 76-77

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

 in A

 in FE (→EEW1→EEW2)

No sign in GE & EEC
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The range of the  hairpin in A is not entirely clear – the mark's arms are of different length and it goes beyond the bar line ending bar 76 and the line of the text. The mark in FE could have been added in the last proofreading, together with the correction of the part of the L.H. – it is indicated by the fact that it was completely omitted in GE. The absence of the mark in EEC is probably due to an oversight. In the main text, we assume a possibly literal interpretation of the sign on the basis of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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