Enrique Granados ： Romantic Scenes Lullaby

Granados’s “Lullaby,” from Romantic Scenes, Op. 2, is a short piece filled with intimate and quiet emotion. A gentle melody unfolds over an accompaniment suggesting a soft, rocking motion, creating an overall sense of calm touched by a hint of melancholy. Listening to the interplay of the sounds and the harmonic changes reveals subtle shifts of expression within its concise span. In performance, it is important to keep the beat flowing naturally, allowing the melody to sing freely while keeping the accompaniment subdued. The pedal should be used carefully so that the sonority remains clear, while nuanced dynamics and naturally breathing phrases bring out the delicate quality of music that seems to invite sleep.