🇫🇮Jean Sibelius ： 6 Finnish Folk Songs – The Brother-Slayer

Based on a Finnish folk song, “The Brother-Slayer” is one of the six pieces in the collection and strongly evokes the narrative quality suggested by its title. Within its concise writing, centered on the melody, a weighty feeling and sense of tension emerge, while the expression changes within short phrases. Bring out the main melody clearly, as if speaking, and keep the accompaniment restrained with its sonority well organized so that the melody’s nuances come into focus. Avoid exaggerating the dynamics, and handle the direction of each phrase and the space around rests with care; this helps convey the feeling of a story. Use the pedal sparingly, avoiding blur and responding carefully to changes in the resonance.