🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： Andante sostenuto in a-moll S.242-17

This highly lyrical miniature unfolds at a gentle tempo. A singing melody in the right hand engages in dialogue with a restrained accompaniment centered in the left hand, while shifting harmonies create a quiet sense of tension. Rather than placing virtuoso display at the forefront, the piece deepens its expression through delicate ornamentation and carefully shaped pauses, while sustaining the breath of the melody as a continuous thread. In performance, the inner voices and accompaniment should not be allowed to become too heavy, and the peaks of the melody should be shaped with care. Clear pedaling that keeps each harmony distinct, together with only restrained tempo flexibility, brings out the work’s stillness and singing quality.