🇺🇸George Gershwin ： Someone to Watch Over Me

This song is characterized by its lyrical melody and jazz-inflected harmony, with the central expressive focus in a piano performance being how naturally the melody is made to sing. From the presentation of the main theme, the music develops through a dialogue with the accompaniment, deepening its expression through changes in register and sonority before moving toward the close. The right hand should preserve the flow while shaping the long phrases with care, while the left hand should provide a light support that never obscures the melody. Avoiding an overly hurried tempo and allowing rests and the resonance of the chords to speak brings out the music’s intimate, gentle atmosphere.