🇩🇪Georg Friedrich Händel ： Allemande in a-moll HWV 478

Händel’s Allemande in A minor, HWV 478, is a refined and measured dance movement in which flowing melodic lines and dialogue between the voices are carefully interwoven. Viewing it as a binary form, with the first and second halves answering one another, makes its overall coherence easier to perceive. Rather than bringing out only the right-hand melody, listen attentively to the movement of the inner voices and bass. Ornaments should be shaped naturally without disturbing the pulse, while a steady tread, gentle dynamic nuance at cadences, and sensitivity to harmonic changes will bring out the music’s poise and elegance.