GE1
Main text
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Second German edition
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FES - Stirling copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Corrected impression of EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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  b. 8

   in GE, literal reading

   in GE, contextual interpretation

No pedalling in FE (→EE)

In the main text we include the pedalling of GE; however, we move the  mark slightly to the left, under the nearest octave, since its actual position (see the graphic transcription – the version "transcript") is inaccurate – the pedal should be pressed either by the end of the 7th semiquaver (which, in addition to an unnecessary complication, would result in the same sonic effect) or on the rest, which is equally irrational. We assume that Chopin meant a multiplied e-c sixth, since the Chopinesque pedalling is, in principle, harmonic – it produces harmonies out of various, non-simultaneous sounds.

General issue of authenticity of the pedalling of GE – see the next note.

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

notation: Pedalling

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Original in: Jan Ekier private collection, Warsaw