Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky ： 30 Children’s Pieces No.9 Little Fairy Tale Op.27-9

Included in Kabalevsky’s 30 Children’s Pieces, this is a concise and approachable miniature. Its storytelling quality, suggested by the title, emerges from the contrast between a singing melody and the movement of the accompanying part. The music unfolds as a single continuous flow, with changes of expression and the handing-on of phrases providing points to listen for. It is important to keep the melody from being obscured and to play the accompaniment lightly and evenly. Without hurrying, aim for nuances suggesting changing scenes, and use dynamics and articulation carefully to create an imaginative atmosphere beneath the piece’s simplicity.