🇪🇸Enrique Granados ： Six Expressive Studies in Easy Form Maria Song Without Words

Included in Granados’s Six Expressive Studies in Easy Form, this is a small piece with a song-like character. In keeping with the idea of a “song without words” suggested by its title, the music centers on allowing the piano melody to sing in long, sustained phrases while keeping the accompaniment restrained and shaping the expression of the main line with care. Even within its concise length, it conveys subtle emotional changes, making natural phrasing that preserves the continuity of the music one of its attractions. In performance, the right-hand melody should be brought out with warmth, while the left hand is kept light to maintain a clear balance between the voices. The pedal should follow the harmonic changes without clouding the sound; attention to rests and musical breathing also helps convey its intimate, gentle lyricism.