Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky ： 24 Preludes No.7 Andante non troppo Op.38-7

No. 7 from Kabalevsky’s 24 Preludes. As indicated by the tempo marking “Andante non troppo,” the piece calls for an unhurried yet continuously flowing pace. Within its calm tempo, the melodic line should be shaped with care; listening to the changing harmonies and the exchange between voices brings out an expressive quality beneath the concise writing. It is effective to view the piece as a unified whole while allowing slight breaths at the ends of phrases. Keep the right-hand melody singing, and let the left hand support the pulse discreetly. Change the pedal carefully with the harmonic shifts to avoid blurred resonance and to balance quiet tension with a transparent sonority.