🇳🇴Edvard Grieg ： Peer Gynt Suite No.1 Aase’s Death Op.46-2

The closing piece of Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, this is a slow, deeply sorrowful work filled with stillness. From the opening, a long-breathed melody unfolds calmly, gradually building tension while preserving the same emotional character before returning to quiet. In a piano performance, it is important to let the melody sing while keeping the accompaniment restrained, and to handle the resonance and spaces between the rests with care. Even at the main climax, the emotion should not be pushed forward abruptly; instead, the overlapping sonorities and expressive soft playing should evoke the prayer-like atmosphere of a scene of farewell.