🇦🇹Franz Peter Schubert ： Fantasy in G-Dur D 1B

Written for piano four hands, this Fantasy is appealing for its expansive melodies and intimate ensemble writing. The two players pass melodies and phrases between them as the music unfolds, alternating gentle lyricism with passages that shift its momentum. Listening for these transitions brings the changing character of the piece into sharper focus. In performance, it is important not only to balance the volume of the primo and secondo, but also to make the melodic line clear at every moment while keeping the accompaniment light and supportive. Carefully coordinating the beginnings and endings of phrases and the overlap of sonorities brings out the work’s intimacy and sense of fantasy.