🇩🇪Georg Friedrich Händel ： Prelude in fis-moll HWV 570

Handel’s Prelude in F-sharp minor, HWV 570, is a concise and concentrated prelude that unfolds as if tracing the movement of harmony across the keyboard. Its overall flow is supported by the broken, flowing motion heard from the opening and by changing harmonic colors, while tension and release take shape through a succession of short phrases. Listen carefully to the direction of each voice and keep the melodic line clear, allowing ornaments to sound lightly without disturbing the pulse. Use the pedal sparingly to avoid blurring the texture, and shape the breath of each phrase and the weight of each cadence with care; this brings out the work’s transparent, classically poised manner of expression.