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Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

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b. 55-60

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ 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). The omitted  mark in FE at the end of bar 59 was added in GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 60

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

No pedalling in A & GE3 (→GE4→GE5)

Pedalling in FE (→EE,GE1→GE2)
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The pedalling of the 2nd half of the bar was added in a proofreading of FE (→EE). In GE1 the  mark at the end of bar 60 is missing, which was corrected in GE2, yet in GE3 (→GE4→GE5) it was again omitted, this time together with the preceding it  mark.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 61-64

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

Pedal in A

Pedalling in FE (→GE,EE)
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In A the pedalling is marked only from bar 63. Chopin completed the indications in the previous bars while proofreading FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

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

b. 84-85

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

No markings in A (→FE→GE,EE)

Pedalling suggested by the editors
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Chopin would generally indicate the performance of such kind of endings with one pedal. The missing indications may have been a result of the composer's distraction – on the last page of FE he did not add any pedal mark.

category imprint: Editorial revisions