🇷🇺Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov ： In the Marshes in F-Dur Op.23

Lyadov’s “In the Marshes” is a piano miniature that evokes the quiet atmosphere of a natural landscape through delicate sonorities and restrained movement. In keeping with its sketch-like character, the piece invites the listener to focus less on an extended development than on changing sonorities and the expression of each moment. The melody should remain in the foreground without allowing the accompaniment to become too heavy, while the pedal should preserve the resonance without creating muddiness. In soft passages, retain clarity and tonal substance; subtle dynamics and slight flexibility of tempo can bring out the tension and dreamlike atmosphere concealed within the stillness. A calm overall pace and a sense of breath through the ends of phrases will help shape the performance.