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No indication in the sources |
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Our alternative suggestion |
The relation between the tempos of the opening section of the Waltz (bars 1-32 and analog.) and the following it repeating figurative section (bars 33-64 and analog.) raises doubts. At the 1st transition between the sections (bars 32-33), Chopin did not mark the change of tempo, however, the next two transitions include respective indications in the text – in bar 129 it is tempo primo and in bar 161 – più mosso. It suggests that for the first time the figurative section is to be played slower than for the second and third time. Such a possibility cannot be entirely excluded, yet it seems to be more natural that the section, repeated three times without any changes to the text, is to be played in the same tempo. Therefore, Chopin may have overlooked a respective indication (più mosso) in bar 33. Nevertheless, since the issue of tempo proportions of particular fragments and phrases of the Waltz is more complex, according to us, and a more detailed analysis reveals also other possible explanations of the existing source notations (cf. the note in bar 161), we do not suggest adding this indication in the main text.
category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions
issues: Inaccuracies in A
notation: Verbal indications