The absence of pedal markings in these bars does not have to result from an oversight (by the engraver or by Chopin in [A]). The R.H. descends the lowest here, and Chopin could have considered that mixing melodic notes would be too perceptible (and striking). On the other hand, there is no particular reason to question the authenticity of the markings of FE (→EE), which could have been added in the stage of proofreading or to [FC]. Therefore, in the main text we give the indications of the principal source, while the version of GE may be considered a variant or a suggestion for a more discreet pedalling, shorter or shallower.
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notation: Pedalling
