🇷🇺Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ： Children’s Album Nurse’s Tale in C-Dur Op.39-19

“Nurse’s Tale” is a charming miniature that suggests the intimacy of a story told to a child, along with a quiet sense of imagination. A long-breathed, songlike melody lies at its center, while the accompaniment supports its narrative character. Listening closely to the exchange of melodic lines and changes of register reveals subtle shifts of expression within the recurring material. In performance, the right-hand melody should be brought out gently, while the left hand remains light and controlled; the climaxes and cadences of each phrase also deserve careful attention. Use the pedal only as far as the sound remains clear, and preserve an unhurried, natural breath to bring the conversational atmosphere to life.