🇪🇸Enrique Granados ： Album de Melodias Paris 1888 – Ah

As its title suggests, “Ah” may be heard as a miniature that quietly sings out a single emotional utterance within the Album of Melodies. Though compact in scale, it reveals delicate shades of expression when attention is given to the character of the main melody and the contrast with the accompanying movement. The overall flow should not be hurried; instead, the breathing of each phrase should be carefully preserved. A natural legato in the melody, restrained accompaniment and inner voices, and carefully shaped small changes in dynamics and pauses can bring out its intimate, conversational charm. Listening to the resonance within its brief span and sustaining the musical feeling through the ending are among its principal attractions.