🇷🇺Nikolai Karlovich Medtner ： 4 Lyric Fragments No.2 in a-moll Op.23-2

No. 2 from Medtner’s *4 Lyric Fragments* is a miniature that condenses a singing melody and subtle harmonic changes into a limited span of time. The relationship between the principal voice, inner parts, and accompaniment shifts from passage to passage, carrying the music from quiet tension toward moments of greater breadth. It is important to sense the connections between the individual ideas, identify the climaxes of each phrase, and allow the melody to resonate fully. Keep the inner voices from becoming too prominent, and use the pedal carefully to prevent the sound from becoming blurred, thereby bringing out the piece’s richly nuanced lyricism.