🇩🇪Johannes Brahms ： Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes No.9 in e-moll Op.65a-9

No. 9 from Brahms’s Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes is a piano duet built on the gentle sway of a waltz in triple meter, bringing together a songful melody and lively accompanimental motion. The music unfolds as short units seem to pass between the parts, and the contrast between lighter passages and more shaded sonorities is one of its attractions. The upper player should keep the melody clear, while the lower player supports the flow of the beat, with careful attention to the balance of the inner voices as well. Avoiding haste at the ends of phrases and coordinating the supple breathing of the waltz with the delicate exchanges between four hands will bring out the music’s intimate and expressive character.