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½A - Semi-autograph
A - Autograph of the piano part
Morch - Manuscript of the orchestra part
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE1a - Retouched impression of GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Revised impression of EE1
EE3 - Corrected impression of EE2
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  b. 117-120

No  in A (→GEFE)

 at end of bar 117 in EE

[] suggested by the editors

The absence of the  sign in A (→GEFE) can be a mere oversight, related to the transition to a new page in A (from bar 119). It is also possible that Chopin omitted this sign due to the use of the so-called diminuendo pedal (gradual release of pedal) – cf. e.g. the 1st mov., bar 300. The  sign added in EE is almost certainly inauthentic – cf. authentic pedalling in bars 93-94 and 109-110 (and even 85-86). Taking into account the fact that the chord in the discussed bars, being the base of the passage, does not change after two bars, we deem it to be likely that Chopin had in mind a situation in which the sound would die away longer, sustained with pedal, which is expressed by the addition of a  sign suggested by us in bar 120.

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions, No pedal release mark

notation: Pedalling

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