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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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Issues : No pedal release mark

b. 283

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

 in A

 in GE1 (→FE)

  &  in EE

 &  in GE2

 [] suggested by the editors
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In A there is no  asterisk after the  sign in the middle of the bar. This oversight, frequent in Chopin's works, unnoticed perhaps due to the end of the page in A, could have also contributed to the erroneous interpretation of the  sign as  in GE (→FE→EE). In EE   were added, most probably on the basis of the authentic pedalling in analogous bar 135. The pedalling was added also in GE2, although only in the incomplete version of A; the  sign was also preserved, in spite of the fact that it is not included in A.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

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

b. 299-300

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

 in A (→GE)

No sign in FE (→EE)

 [] [] suggested by the editors
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The missing  sign in A (→GE) can be Chopin's oversight; however, it is not entirely clear where it is to be added. The pedal is certainly to be held at least for a half of the bar, yet probably much longer. The signs suggested by us determine a section in which a pedal's release sounds most naturally (it is best to do it gradually as the so-called diminuendo pedal).
Leaving out the pedalling in FE (→EE) is certainly a mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in FE , No pedal release mark

b. 335-336

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

No markings in A (→GE)

 in FE

  in EE

 [] suggested by the editors
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The  sign in FE (→EE) was certainly added by Chopin – cf. analogous bar 179. In that case the composer also did not mark the place of the pedal's release. In the main text we suggest an addition, compliant with the revision introduced in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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