🇮🇹Ferruccio Busoni ： Prelude No.2 in a-moll Op.37-2

No. 2 from Busoni’s 24 Preludes is a miniature in which the expressive character of the melody and the shifting harmony can be appreciated within a concise span. From the opening, distinguishing the roles of the main melody and accompaniment makes the musical flow easier to grasp. A key point is to shape the tension and release of each phrase while maintaining the unity of the whole. In performance, it is important to keep the inner voices from being obscured and to use the pedal without clouding the harmony. Rather than rushing the tempo, allowing the gradations of dynamics and the spacing of rests to breathe brings out the subtle shading within the concise writing. Sensing the work’s small transitions and sustaining a consistent musical breath through the close gives this piece its full character.