🇩🇪Felix Mendelssohn ： 3 Etudes No.1 in b-moll MWV.U117 Op.104b-1

One of the pieces comprising Mendelssohn’s 3 Etudes. Within its compact scope, passages of uninterrupted movement in small notes are concentrated alongside moments in which the melody should emerge clearly. Although it is an étude, the work calls for more than mechanical finger training: it is important to organize the voices within the flow and convey the direction of the music. Begin by keeping each note even, while relaxing the wrists and arms to preserve a light touch. At the peaks of the phrases, listening for harmonic changes and inner-voice movement, rather than relying on volume alone, brings out greater tonal shading. Avoid rushing the tempo, and aim to balance clarity of detail with the momentum of the whole.