🇦🇹Franz Peter Schubert ： Funeral Grand March in c-moll D 859 Op.55

Included in Schubert’s collection of marches for piano four hands, this funeral march evokes a solemn, measured procession. A regular marching rhythm and weighty chords form the foundation of the music, which maintains its tension while moving through contrasting passages. Its appeal lies in the powerful sonority created by the two players working as one, as well as the shifting moments in which the melody comes to the fore. In performance, it is important to preserve the meter without placing excessive weight on the strong beats. The pedal should be used carefully to prevent blurred sonorities, while the roles of melody and accompaniment remain distinct. Maintaining restraint in quieter passages allows the music’s overall solemnity to emerge.