🇳🇴Edvard Grieg ： Slatter Knut Lurason’s Halling Op.72-7

This dance piece brings to the fore a strong sense of meter and lively rhythms, reflecting the character of a halling. Short phrases are repeated while maintaining the music’s momentum, and sharp accents intersect with nimble motion, conveying both rustic simplicity and considerable technical brilliance. A broad sense of the overall flow, together with subtle changes in dynamics and tone color on repetitions, helps create the propulsive energy of a dance without becoming monotonous. The buoyant rhythms should not be played too heavily; clear accents should be balanced with sustained tension through the ends of phrases. Avoiding haste and carefully balancing the left and right voices will bring out the finely animated expression within its strength.