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Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

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b. 1-4

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

No pedalling in A

Pedalling in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)

GE3 (→GE4)

Our variant suggestion
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The pedalling of these bars was added by Chopin during a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE). The editors have doubts whether the moment of the pedal's release in bar 4 was correctly marked (due to harmonic reasons). Therefore, we suggest to release the pedal slightly earlier. Most probably, the reviser of GE3 (→GE4) thought alike, moving the  mark at the end of bar 3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 15-27

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

 in A

Pedalling in FE (→GE,EE)
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In A the only indication concerning the pedalling is the  mark at the beginning of bar 15. The remaining indications were added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , No pedal release mark

b. 29-30

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

No pedalling in A

Pedalling in FE (→GE,EE)
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Chopin added the pedalling in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 33-34

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

No pedalling in A

Pedalling in FE (→EE)

GE1

GE2 (→GE3→GE4)
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In the main text we give the pedalling which Chopin added while proofreading FE (→EE). In GE1 the  mark was omitted, which was added in subsequent GE,s, most probably on the basis of the authentic pedalling in bars 19-20. Lack of the mark in GE1 may be a simple oversight of the edition's engraver or be an echo of the error of the proof copy of FE, corrected in the last phase of proofreading.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 47-51

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

No pedalling in A

Pedalling in FE (→EE)

GE

Our variant suggestion
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The pedalling in these bars was added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→EE). The first  mark was placed only in bar 48, which is most probably a mistake. In GE the mark was moved to the end of bar 47, in accordance with the harmonic sense. We suggest a similar correction in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE