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Issues : No pedal release mark

b. 33-34

composition: Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

 in A

Two  in FE

 in GE1

  twice in EE

  in GE2 (→GE3→GE4)

Our suggestion
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According to us, A presents the only reliable pedalling version of these bars and the following sections of the Etude. The versions included in the editions are probably a result of an error of FE, the attempt of its later correction by Chopin in the last proofing and the subsequent arbitrary additions by the revisers of GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , No pedal release mark , Inaccuracies in A

b. 36

composition: Op. 10 No 9, Etude in F minor

No  sign in AI & A (→FE→GE1)

 in EE & GE2 (→GE3→GE4)
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In the pedalling of bars 29-36, added in a proofreading of FE, the last  mark in bar 36 was omitted, which is almost certainly a mistake. The error was repeated only in GE1.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 36

composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor

 in A

    w FC (→GE) & FE (→EE)

  [] suggested by the editors
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The absence of a  must be Chopin's oversight (this bar is written in A at the end of the line, which promotes inaccuracies). In the main text we suggest adding the mark analogously to the 1st half of the bar, since the authenticity of the  mark added in FC (→GE) and FE (→EE) at the end of the bar is questionable.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: FE revisions , No pedal release mark , Fontana's revisions , Inaccuracies in A

b. 36

composition: Op. 63 No. 2, Mazurka in F minor

No sign in sources

[] suggested by the editors
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The lack of a  sign should be considered an oversight in this context, by Chopin or the engraver of FE. In the main text, we suggest pedaling supplemented in the manner of bar 34.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: No pedal release mark

b. 40

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

 in A (→FE→EE1→EE2)

  in FC (→GE) & EE3
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The missing  in A (→FE→EE1→EE2) was probably overlooked by Chopin: the bar closes the page, which favours distraction. The mark was added in FC (→GE) and EE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , No pedal release mark , Authentic corrections of FC