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Issues : No pedal release mark

b. 247

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

No sign in A

 in GE (→FE→EE)
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The missing  in A is most probably Chopin's neglect. However, it is not entirely certain whether it was he that added the sign in the proofreading of GE (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , No pedal release mark

b. 249

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

No sign in FE (→GE1→GE2)

 in EE & GE3

[] suggested by the editors
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The missing  mark in FE (→GE1→GE2) must be a mistake, one of a few in this fragment. It was added in the remaining editions.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , No pedal release mark

b. 259

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt III

No marking in FE (→GE,EE)

​​​​​​​ suggested by the editors
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Taking into account the identical context of bar 255, we consider the missing ​​​​​​​ mark to be a mistake.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: No pedal release mark

b. 260

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

No sign in A

No sign in A

 in GE (→FE→EE)
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The absence of  in A must be an oversight – it is the last bar on the page in A, which is conducive to various types of inaccuracies of notation. The sign was added already in GE1 (→FE→EE, →GE2), perhaps at Chopin's request.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of GE , No pedal release mark

b. 270

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

No marking in sources

[] suggested by the editors
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In the main text we suggest adding a  asterisk at the end of the bar. Chopin probably considered this bar an ending of the piece (movement), where he would often omit a pedal release mark. We consider it necessary to add this mark, not so much due to the need of releasing pedal before Alla Polacca starts, but to prevent possible earlier changes of pedal, which almost certainly were not intended by Chopin.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: No pedal release mark