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Op. 23, Ballade in G minor

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FE1
Main text
A - Autograph
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Revised impression of GE1
GE3 - Revised impression of GE2
GE4 - Corrected impression of GE3
GE1a - Album German edition
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Amended impression of EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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  b. 80

No signs in A

before 3rd crotchet in FE (→GE,EE)

 before 4th crotchet suggested by the editors

The position of the first  mark is harmonically unjustified here, hence we consider it inaccurate. Inaccuracies in the interpretation of pedal markings inserted by Chopin both in autographs and while proofreading are not uncommon – cf., e.g. b. 72.

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category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE, Authentic corrections of FE

notation: Pedalling

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Original in: Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris