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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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Issues : No pedal release mark

b. 26

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

 in A

  in GE (→FE→EE)
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Same as in bar 12, the missing  sign in A is most probably an inaccuracy. The sign was added already in GE (→FE→EE), perhaps at Chopin's request.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of GE , No pedal release mark

b. 117-120

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

No  in A (→GE→FE)

 at end of bar 117 in EE

[] suggested by the editors
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The absence of the  sign in A (→GE→FE) 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.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , No pedal release mark

b. 167-168

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

 in A & GE2

No pedalling in GE1 (→FE→EE)

 & [], our variant suggestion
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In A, Chopin did not specify – consciously or not – the moment of pedal release. We suggest two possible pedalling solutions for this place in the main text. No  sign must be an oversight of the engraver of GE1 (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , No pedal release mark

b. 201-204

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

 on 2nd beat in A

 on first beat in GE

No pedalling in FE (→EE)

 [] suggested by the editors
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Shifting the  sign in GE is certainly an inaccuracy and the absence of the sign – a mistake of FE (→EE). In the main text we suggest adding a  sign, in accordance with the harmonic course.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GE , No pedal release mark

b. 236-237

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

 in bar 237 in A (→GE→FE)

  in EE

Our variant suggestion
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In the authentic sources, there is no  sign after  in bar 235. It is probably an oversight, quite frequent at the end of a page (bar 236 is the last one on the page in A). The moment of pedal release was specified in EE, which, however, is almost certainly a routine revision. According to us, a different scenario is also possible: the  sign in bar 237 was written in A by mistake, without taking into account the context of the previous bars, based on the same chord. Performing bars 235-237 with one pedal sounds natural and is compatible with the   signs, improving the ascending and descending shape of the figuration in the R.H. Due to this reason, in the main text we leave the inclusion of pedal change at the beginning of bar 237 to the discretion of the performer.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , No pedal release mark