🇭🇺Bartók Béla Viktor János ： Mikrokosmos Vol.1 No.24 Pastoral BB 105 Sz 107

True to its title, Pastoral is a modest, gentle miniature. It unfolds through a succession of concise musical units, and listening for the exchange of melodic material and the movement of each voice reveals a natural sense of breadth within its short duration. In performance, it is important not merely to keep the dynamics soft, but also to shape the beginnings and endings of phrases carefully and seek a supple tone while maintaining the flow of the pulse. Listen closely to the balance between the hands, and preserve the music’s simple lyricism.