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Issues : No pedal release mark

b. 53-54

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

No  in FE (→GE1)

 in EE & GE2 (→GE3)

[] suggested by the editors
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According to us, the pedal pressed at the beginning of b. 53 should be held to the end of b. 54; therefore, in the main text we suggest adding a  mark here. The mark was added here already in EE as well as in GE2 (→GE3). A similar situation can be found in b. 197-198.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , No pedal release mark

b. 53

composition: Op. 28 No. 19, Prelude in E♭ major

 in A

    in FC (→GE)

  in FE (→EE)
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The change of pedal on the 3rd beat of the bar is an arbitrary addition of Fontana, who proofread FE1 in the absence of Chopin. He intervened due to the single  mark at the beginning of the bar left in A (which, in turn, must have resulted from corrections and crossings-out). Upon seeing a change of the bass note, Fontana complemented the markings in a standard, safe manner; however, he did not check the authentic pedalling in analogous b. 61. Interestingly, in FC he added only a  mark at the end of the bar.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors resulting from corrections , FE revisions , No pedal release mark , Fontana's revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 55-56

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

No sign in GC (→GE) & FE

 in EE
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In the main text we give a  sign, added in the base text to EE probably by Chopin. See also bars 243-244.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , No pedal release mark , Inaccuracies in GC , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 56

composition: Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major

 in A

No markings in FE (→GE,EE)

Our suggestion
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Lack of the  mark in FE (→GE,EE) is probably a result of the engraver's oversight. In the main text we consider the mark written by Chopin in A and suggest an explanation, specifying its meaning in this context.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in FE , No pedal release mark

b. 57

composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

No  mark in A (→GE→FE)

 in EE

The editors'  suggestion
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After the  mark placed mid-bar, A (→GE→FE) do not have . This is probably Chopin's oversight (bar. 57 is the last bar on the page in A, and such a situation is conducive to all types of mistakes and inaccuracies); therefore, we propose supplementation of pedal markings. The pedal release asterisk was added in that place already in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: No pedal release mark