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Op. 64 No 2, Waltz in C♯ minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 1-32

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

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In A the  asterisks are put either after the 3rd crotchet in the bar (or a corresponding it rest) or before, depending on the fact whether the entire bar is based on the same chord or not. In FE the differentiation was lost – all signs are put either under or slightly after the 3rd crotchet (rest), whereas the differences are not related to the notation of A (or – consequently – to the harmony). The remaining editions reproduce the version of FE more or less accurately, although in GE the signs are generally placed after the 3rd crotchet, while in EE – rather below. In our transcriptions of particular sources, we assume that the asterisks placed in an inaccurate manner – most often slightly after the 3rd crotchet – are considered by us to be compatible with the majority of such signs in a given phrase of a discussed source.

A few particular situations – bars 4, 15, 20, 22, 24, 29, 30 and 31 – are discussed separately.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

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

b. 20

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

Pedalling in A

 FE (→EE) & GE2no2

Pedalling in GE1op & GE1no2

No pedalling in GE2op (→GE3op)
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No pedalling indications in this bar is most probably a result of revision of GE2op (→GE3op), aiming at unifying bar 4 and 20. As far as the placement of the  sign is concerned, it is only the version of A that is authentic, the remaining are most probably a result of a routine interpretation of indications by engravers or simply an inaccuracy in reproducing the base text. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 29

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

 before 3rd beat in A

 after 3rd beat in FE (→GE1no2) & GE2op (→GE3op)

 on 3rd beat in GE1op, EE & GE2no2
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In FE and in a part of the remaining editions, the  sign was placed same as in the remaining bars, after the 3rd crotchet. The fact of moving the sign under the crotchet may be considered to be a revision or inaccuracy of GE1op, EE and GE2no2. Similarly in bar 31.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 39

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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It is not clear how the shift of the beginning of the slur in FE occurred – one may assume Chopin's proofreading, yet an erroneous interpretation of A by the engraver seems to be much more likely, perhaps provoked by the shape of the left ending of the handwritten slur. Starting the slur from the beginning of the bar is supported by the slur beginning in analogous bar 55. A comparison with this bar could have contributed to leaving out the version of FE by GE and EE based on it. Similarly in bars 103 and 167.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of FE

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