The crossings-out and corrections in the part of the L.H. in A make it uncertain whether Chopin wanted to accentuate the minims on the 2nd beat of these bars. An accent is present only in bar 453; moreover, it is placed below a crossed-out minim. However, in analogous bars 461-462, Chopin undoubtedly preserved both accents, in spite of similar corrections. We consider the absence of the mark in bar 454 to be an oversight, hence in the main text we give the version with two accents. The editions did not include the mark in bar 453, which can be regarded as a less likely solution, yet acceptable.
category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources
issues: Inaccuracies in GE, Errors resulting from corrections
notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins