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Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

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Issues : No pedal release mark

b. 3-4

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

in A

No pedalling in FE (→GE,EE) 

Our suggestion
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In Chopin's notation, the  marks which are not followed by  usually appear at the end of the pieces. In other situations it is mostly a result of an oversight, yet sometimes it seems that Chopin wanted to emphasise a performance of a given fragment with pedal but without a precise indication of each movement of the leg. This is the situation we are probably facing in this place, as the marks of a pedal depressed on each quaver could simply occupy too much space. In order to avoid any ambiguity, in the main text we add con. In the editions the pedal mark was omitted. Cf. bars 11-12.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , No pedal release mark

b. 32

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

No sign in A (→FE→GE1)

 in GE2 (→GE3→GE4) & EE
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In this case the missing  in A (→FE→GE1) should simply be considered as an oversight.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Errors of A , 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. 44-47

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

No signs in A

 in FE

 in GE & EE

Our suggestion
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The  marks written in A in bars 44 and 46 mean – same as in bar 33 – pedale come prima. Due to the fact that in analogous bars 25-28 Chopin marked a detailed pedalling, in the main text we suggest an addition based on these indications. The  marks appearing in the editions are certainly an addition of engravers or revisers.

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

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

b. 53-54

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

Pedalling in A

FE (→GE1)

GE2 (→GE3→GE4)

EE
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In FE the  mark in bar 53 and the  mark in bar 54 were omitted. They are patent errors. In GE2 (→GE3→GE4) and in EE a  mark was added at the beginning of bar 53. In EE the  marks in bar 54 were also added. In the main text we give the only authentic pedalling of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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