🇩🇪Robert Schumann ： Skizzen fur Pedalflugel No.4 in d-moll Op.58-4

Written for the pedal piano, this short piece makes distinctive use of a sound world in which the pedal keyboard takes the lower voice alongside the two hands, while several voices unfold with equal importance. Within its concentrated progression, the principal musical ideas alternate with the movements of the supporting voices, maintaining weight and tension. Highlights include the moments when sustained bass tones overlap with the upper lines, as well as the exchanges between the voices. In performance, it is important to identify the role of each voice, avoid allowing the pedal part to resonate too heavily, and keep the inner voices from being obscured. Clearly shaping the direction of each phrase and coordinating the breathing characteristic of four-hand playing will make the music’s structure and expression more apparent.