The whole-bar pedalling entered into A in bar 43, 45 and 47-48 was inaccurately recreated in GE1 – the markings in bar 48 were overlooked. The defect was corrected in GE2.
These markings are absent in FE1, which can also be an oversight by the copyist in [FC] or by the engraver of FE (the other possibility – the markings having been added to A later – seems less likely in this context). In the FE2 (→EE) pedalling, probably added by Chopin, it is the consistent use of half-bar pedalling that is noteworthy, contrary to the whole-bar pedalling present in A, while in analogous bars 54-59 – present in all sources. It could be considered an alternative concept, taking into account the effect of the written-down harmonic legato (holding the notes of chords with one's fingers) to a greater extent. In the main text we suggest a variant solution, that is holding the pedal to the end of the bar with an option to release it already in the middle of the bar.
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notation: Pedalling