The sign, added by Chopin in FES, proves that the different indications present, on the one hand, in FE (accent) and, on the other, in GC (→GE) and EE (crescendo), may be considered as complementary.
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issues: Annotations in teaching copies, Inaccuracies in FE, Annotations in FES, Authentic corrections of FE
notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins