🇩🇪Johannes Brahms ： Sixteen Waltzes No.1 in H-Dur Op.39

The first of Brahms’s Sixteen Waltzes is a miniature distinguished by the intimate dialogue of piano four hands and the light, buoyant flow of its triple meter. Within its concise phrases, the melody unfolds naturally while the accompaniment supports the step of the dance. Listening closely to the exchanges of the principal melody and the changes of register reveals how the two players’ parts gradually become one musical whole. In performance, avoid stressing the beginnings of the beats too heavily, and give careful attention to the weight of the first beat and the lightness of the second and third. Use the pedal sparingly to prevent blurred sonorities, balance the inner voices and accompaniment, and bring a gentle lyricism to the music’s poise.