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Op. 64 No 2, Waltz in C♯ minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 131

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

 in A

 in FE

 in GE1op & GE1no2

 in EE, GE2op (→GE3op) & GE2no2

 suggested by the editors
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In the main text we unify the range of the  hairpins in bars 131-132 and 135-136 on the basis of the notation of A in bar 3 and 7-8. The signs in FE begin earlier and in the remaining editions they were extended even more: in GE1op and GE1no2 on the right-hand side, in the remaining – on the left-hand side.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 140-141

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

Slur from 2nd quaver in A (→FE)

Slur from 1st quaver in GE & EE
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The beginning of the slur in FE is written slightly inaccurately, which explains an earlier beginning of the slur in all the remaining editions (one quaver too early). The interpretation of the slur of A – see bars 12-13.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in 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

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