🇩🇪Franz Joseph Haydn ： New German Dance No.4 for Piano Duet in C-Dur Hob.IX:12

This approachable and refined duet is part of Haydn’s collection of dances. While maintaining a lively rhythmic flow, the two players exchange melodic and accompanying roles, creating a pleasing sense of dialogue. Bringing out the grouping and repetition of the short phrases helps clarify the musical structure. The principal melody should be shaped with a natural singing quality, while the accompanying part supports the pulse with a restrained dynamic level. Coordinated touch and articulation are essential, as is preserving a crisp sense of rhythm within the lightness of the dance—one of the work’s particular attractions.