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Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

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Issues : No pedal release mark

b. 47

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

No pedalling in A

Pedal in FE

Pedal in GE

EE
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The pedalling added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE is inaccurate – the  mark is between the first two quavers, so we do not know which one it concerns (there is no  mark at all). In GE and EE the  mark was moved (in a different way), so that the moment of depressing the pedal did not raise major doubts – both solutions may be considered as justified suggestions of guessing Chopin's intention. In the main text we prefer the interpretation adopted in EE, as in Chopin's manuscripts the arrangement of the  mark before the note is much more frequent than after it (most frequently it is certainly under the note). 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE , No pedal release mark

b. 50-54

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

No pedalling in A

Pedalling in FE (→GE1)

Our suggestion

GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5) & EE
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The pedal marks in bars 50 and 54 were added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE1). Lack of  in bar 54 seems to be a result of an oversight, therefore, we add it under the 2nd quaver (the main text, after the pedalling of FE in bar 6) or under the 3rd quaver (an alternative suggestion, based on the pedalling of FE in bar 14 and adopted in bar 54 already in EE and subsequent GE,s).

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

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

b. 66

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

No  in A (→FE→GE,EE)

 in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5)
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Lack of the  mark must be considered as Chopin's oversight.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , No pedal release mark , Inaccuracies in A