When interpreted literally, the pairs of dynamic marks in these bars look like a crescendo and an accent. However, the comparison with an analogous phrase in bars 49-52 and with bar 57 proves that – which was already noticed in GE (→FE,EE,IE) – Chopin intended them to be pairs of 
. Such situations explain, to a certain extent, the engravers' general tendency to prolong dynamic hairpins.
Compare the passage in the sources »
category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources
issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins, GE revisions, Inaccuracies in A
notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins