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Op. 25 No 2, Etude in F minor

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b. 41-42

composition: Op. 25 No 2, Etude in F minor

No markings in AW & CDP

Pedalling in GC (→GE), FE & EE
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Same as in bars 37-38, Chopin added the pedalling while developing the manuscripts dedicated for base texts to editions.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections in GC

b. 66-68

composition: Op. 25 No 2, Etude in F minor

No markings in AW

2 pedals in CDP & EE

3 pedals in GC (→GE) & FE 
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Initially, in AW, the bars were devoid of pedalling marks. Chopin would then add them in two stages: the signs in bars 66 and 68, written in [A], were copied in all derivative sources, while the pedalling in bar 67 was added by Chopin in GC (→GE) and added either in the base text to FE or in the proofreading of this edition.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections in GC

b. 69

composition: Op. 25 No 2, Etude in F minor

No sign in AW, CDP & GC (→GE)

 in FE & EE
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In the main text we do not give  at the end of the piece, as in GC (→GE) it was not deleted, which leads to the conclusion that Chopin eventually did not want this sign. There are two possible scenarios:

  • Chopin himself deleted in GC the  present in [A] (its omission in CDP would be the responsibility of the copyist);
  • Gutmann deleted the  he wrote "on the run," after having noticed its absence in [A], which is confirmed by CDP (at that time, the signs in FE and EE were editorial additions).

(In AW there is no pedalling in bars 68-69 at all.)

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections in GC