🇫🇮Jean Sibelius ： Andantino in B major JS 44

This character piece invites the listener to savor a singing melody and gentle harmonic changes while maintaining a calm, flowing pace. At the opening, the music unfolds quietly around the right-hand melody, with the relationship between melody and accompaniment and the harmonic shifts shaping its expression. Listen closely to the change in flow that emerges around the middle, and try to experience the piece as one broad, continuous breath. In performance, bring the melody clearly above the accompaniment without pressing the sound, and use the pedal only to the extent that the sonority remains clear. Avoid rushing the tempo, and shape flexible dynamics that move naturally toward the peaks of the phrases to bring out the music’s intimate, poised character.