mUltimate Chopin

Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

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Issues : No pedal release mark

b. 55-56

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

No sign in GC (→GE) & FE

 in EE
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In the main text we give a  sign, added in the base text to EE probably by Chopin. See also bars 243-244.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

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

b. 81

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

 in GC (→GE)

No sign in FE (→EE)
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The  sign was added in GC (→GE) probably by Chopin. It can be assumed that it indicates sustention of pedal throughout four bars.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: No pedal release mark

b. 160

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

 on first beat in GC (→GE)

No sign in FE

 at the end of bar in EE
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No  in FE is rather of an accidental nature, although the pedal can be sustained longer than it results from the notation of GC (→GE). It is confirmed by the  sign added in EE, which can come from Chopin (which does not mean that it was reproduced accurately – perhaps Chopin wrote it slightly earlier, e.g., on the 3rd beat of the bar).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , No pedal release mark

b. 276-281

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

Pedalling in GC (→GE)

Only  in FE

Pedalling in EE

Our variant suggestion
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It is not clear how the difference in pedal markings arose between GC (→GE) and FE. Possible are both the oversight of  by the engraver of FE and the mistaken placement of the sign by the copyist. Chopin also could have crossed  out in [A] after GC had been prepared. Considering the authenticity and chronology of the two source versions as uncertain we suggest a variant solution in the main text.
The sign in EE, despite of its apparent accordance with GC, seems to be a reviser's addition – the sign is different in form from other similar signs. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: No pedal release mark