🇩🇪Felix Mendelssohn ： Canon in fis-moll MWV.U163

Mendelssohn’s Canon in F-sharp Minor, MWV.U163, is a refined miniature that brings the canonic technique of one voice pursuing another to the piano. Listening for the presentation and passing of the melody reveals the dialogue between the voices and the unity of the whole. Rather than playing every voice with equal weight, the performer should bring out the principal line while keeping the accompanying parts restrained. A clear sense of phrase direction, together with pedal used only as far as it does not cloud the sound, helps convey the outline of the imitation and its quiet tension. The inner movement should be listened to carefully while maintaining a balanced, even flow.