🇫🇮Jean Sibelius ： 8 Pieces – Impromptu Op.99-4

This concise impromptu is included in Sibelius’s piano collection Eight Pieces. Rather than unfolding through grand gestures, it shapes a thoughtful, fluid character through the exchange of short phrases and shifting harmonies. One of its musical attractions lies in sustaining the overall flow as a single breath, allowing the melody to sing while keeping the accompanying figures restrained. Avoid cutting phrases off too quickly, and pay close attention to subtle dynamic changes and pedal clarity; this brings out the delicate afterglow and improvisatory freedom. The overlapping sounds should be carefully balanced, with attention also given to the movement of the inner voices.