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A - Autograph
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Revised impression of GE1
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Corrected impression of EE1
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  b. 315

No sign in A (→GE) & FE

in EE

[] suggested by the editors

The missing  mark after  in bar 314 in A (→GE) and FE is probably Chopin's oversight related to the transition between the pages. Due to this reason, in the main text we suggest adding the mark before the change in the figuration nature; such an addition was also introduced by EE. On the other hand, in spite of the change in texture, bars 316-318 are based on the same diminished four-note chord as bars 314-315, hence it seems possible to hold the pedal longer, at least until the middle of bar 316, which we suggest as an alternative solution in this bar. Generally, lonely  marks can often be found in Chopin's pieces, and sometimes it can be related to the difficulty in determining a precise moment the pedal should be released, particularly in similar situations to the one described here, cf., e.g. the Etude in D, Op. 25 No. 8, bars 19-20 and 27, the Prelude in C minor, Op. 45, bars 80-81 or the Waltz in C minor, Op. 64 No. 2, bars 15-16.

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions, No pedal release mark

notation: Pedalling

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