🇩🇪Johannes Brahms ： Eleven Chorale Preludes No.4 in D-Dur Op.122

The fourth piece is Busoni’s transcription for solo piano of a chorale prelude by Brahms. Centered on a long-breathed chorale melody, it layers harmony and inner voices to create rich sonorities and a gentle sense of forward motion within a concise texture. A key point is to support the melody carefully without making it sing or hurry excessively, while looking ahead to the peaks and cadences of each phrase. The accompanying voices should flow evenly without obscuring the movement of the inner parts. Using the pedal to sustain the resonance while changing it sensitively with the harmony brings out the layered character of the arrangement. Avoid rushing the ornamentation and smaller figures, and aim to balance the independence of each voice with the piece’s quiet overall breathing.