🇵🇱Ignacy Jan Paderewski ： In the Desert Op.15

Paderewski’s “In the Desert” is a piano piece in which quiet passages suggesting a vast space intersect with movements holding an inner heat. It is important to bring out the melody without clouding the resonance of the accompaniment, while shaping the wide register into a unified flow. In passages that suggest a change of scene, avoid moving the tempo too abruptly and use naturally breathing phrasing to portray tension and release. Careful adjustment of the pedal and touch, from delicate soft playing to powerful climaxes, brings out the sense of distance between sounds and the poetic atmosphere. This is a piece to hear not only for the colors of its details, but also for the broad arc of its overall rise and fall.