🇩🇪Ludwig van Beethoven ： 3 Marches for Four Hands No.2 in Es-Dur Op.45-2

Built on the clear meter and crisp rhythms characteristic of a march, this piece offers the rich sonority and interplay unique to piano four hands. Passages in which one voice comes to the fore alternate with moments in which both parts move forward as one, while dynamics and well-shaped phrases provide the music with its momentum. In performance, the players should align the placement of the beat and the articulation, preserving the lively character without making the sound overly hard. The accompanying part should remain subordinate to the melody, and listening to each other’s breathing at handoffs will help create a lucid and vibrant sonority.