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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

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b. 118

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

No  in GC (→GE) & FE (→EE)

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After the  sign in bar 117, the sources do not include a  asterisk. In the main text we suggest adding the sign after similar bar 111.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: No pedal release mark

b. 137-138

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

Pedal change in GC

No pedal change in FE (→EE)

Pedal change in GE
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We adopt the pedalling from FE in the main text, for it is consistent with the pedalling of the subsequent bars. The placement of the  sign in GE, although apt from a pianistic point of view, is nevertheless a probable arbitrariness of the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 149

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

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In GE1, almost certainly due to the engraver's inattention, the pedal release marking was omitted. The mistake was corrected in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 152

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

No sign in GC (→GE) & FE (→EE)

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We suggest adding the  sign, overlooked in the sources, in accordance with the harmonic sense at the end of this bar. However, it cannot be excluded that Chopin considered here a change of the pedalling scheme from the previous bars, e.g., due to the lower register of the R.H. part.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: No pedal release mark

b. 153

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

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FE1 has no  sign here. It is undoubtedly an oversight by the engraver – the sign was added in FE2 (→EE,FE3→FE4), and is present in GC (→GE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , FE revisions