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Op. 64 No 2, Waltz in C♯ minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 97-98

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

No slurs in As

Slur in AI

Slurs in A & EE

Slurs in FE (→GE)
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In As there are no slurs in these bars, whereas in AI a slur – unclear – is written only in bar 98, being a repetition of bar 34. In the main text, we give the slurs of A, since their authenticity – despite quite a careless notation – seems to be unquestionable. The slurs of FE (→GE) may be a result of Chopin's proofreading, yet, due to the lack of visible traces of performing changes in print, it is not certain. How it occurred that all EE include, accordingly, a version different from the version of FE, what is more, identical with the text of A, remains unclear.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies

b. 98-108

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

Shorter  signs in A

Longer  in FE (→FE,EE)
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Similarly as in bars 33-44 (in the autographs the discussed bars are their literal repetition), we reproduce the range of the  hairpin after A. All editions, in spite of minor, insignificant differences, include signs of the same, six-quaver length.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins

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. 129-130

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

Longer  in A

Shorter  in FE (→GE,EEW1→EEW2)

No sign in EEC
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Shortening the  hairpin in the editions is most probably a result of an inaccuracy of the engraver of FE. The absence of the sign in EEC is undoubtedly a mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in EE