🇩🇪Georg Friedrich Händel ： Air in B-Dur HWV 470

Händel’s “Air in B-flat major” is a classical dance piece centered on a singing melody, with poised rhythms and clear harmonic movement. Short melodic phrases are naturally passed from one to another, while repetition leaves the outline of the theme clearly etched in the ear. A particular point of interest is the orderly distinction between melody and accompaniment, together with the small breaths that arise at the ends of phrases. On the piano, keeping the right-hand melody smooth, avoiding excessive weight in the left hand, and playing the ornaments clearly within the flow of the beat will bring out the dance’s balance and elegance.