🇮🇹Ferruccio Busoni ： All Things Depart Op.33b-6

This short piece from Busoni’s piano collection reflects the feeling suggested by its title, “All Things Depart,” through a concise musical flow. Rather than relying on grand effects, it invites the listener to attend closely to the breath of the melody and the changing harmonic color. The music unfolds as a unified whole, with its character shifting through overlapping sonorities and the shaping of phrases. In performance, the melody should be brought clearly above the accompaniment, while the pedal must be controlled carefully to keep the texture from becoming blurred. Avoiding haste and listening to the final traces of each resonance can bring out the quiet melancholy and sense of something receding into the distance.