🇳🇴Edvard Grieg ： Lyric Pieces Book 7 Gratitude Op.62-2

True to its title, this short piece radiates a gentle intimacy and a warm afterglow. Centered on a singing melody, its accompaniment supports the flow softly, creating a quiet lyricism through the interplay of the voices. The music unfolds as a succession of short units that form a continuous whole; one of its pleasures is listening to the way the melody emerges and the expression changes. In performance, the melody should be brought clearly above the accompaniment, while inner voices and pedal must be kept from becoming blurred. Maintaining an unhurried breath, moving naturally toward each phrase peak, and carefully gathering the resonance at the end allows the feeling of gratitude to be conveyed without becoming overstated.