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Op. 64 No 2, Waltz in C♯ minor

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b. 48

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

Triad in As

Sixth in AI & A (→FE→GE,EE)
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The sound of the 2nd crotchet in As is not certain. We assume that it is a g-c1-e1 chord. Similarly in all repetitions of this place, which in As (and in AI) are not written out with notes (bars 64, 112 and 128).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Uncertain notes on ledger lines

b. 50-58

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

Triads in As

Triads & sixths in AI

Sixths in A (→FE→GE,EE)
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In the autographs the 2nd and 3rd crotchets in the L.H. underwent in bars 50 and 58 a clear evolution – the uniform version of As (with g-c1-e1 triads) was replaced in AI with a differentiated version (g-e1 sixths in bar 50 and triads in bar 58). In A and in the editions Chopin left here only sixths. Similarly in bars 114 and 122.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes

b. 53

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

Rest in As & AI

Fifth in A (→FE→GE,EE)
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As and AI, in which bars 49-64 are not written out, have here the version with a rest on the 3rd beat of the bar, repeated after bar 37. The version with a repetition of the fifth, written in A and in the editions, was the first that Chopin wrote at all, since in As one can see a deletion of a fifth in this place. The Chopin intention of differentiating certain details of the accompaniment finds confirmation in a similar difference between bars 44 and 60.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 64

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

Triad in As & A (→FE→GE,EE)

Sixth in AI
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In AI the bar is a repetition of bar 48, which means that on the 2nd beat of the bar there is a g-e1 sixth.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 64

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

a1 in As & AI

f1 in A (→FE→GE,EE)
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In As and AI, the last crotchet in bar 64 is an a1, whereas in As it is written at the end of the previous section as a g1. The photocopy of A available to the editors is not very legible in this place; however, it seems to be very likely that Chopin changed there a1 to f1.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations

issues: Enharmonic corrections , Main-line changes