🇩🇪Felix Mendelssohn ： Songs Without Words Book3 Hope in A-Dur MWV U 120 Op.38-4

Supported by a gently flowing accompaniment, this short piece unfolds with a long-breathed, songlike melody. The opening clearly establishes the roles of melody and accompaniment; after a passage that changes the expression, the character of the opening returns toward the close. Listening closely to the exchange between melodic lines and the changes in harmony reveals subtle emotional shifts within its concise design. In performance, the right-hand melody should remain fully cantabile, while the left hand is kept restrained and gentle, with careful attention to the natural breathing that leads toward each phrase’s climax.