🇩🇪Felix Mendelssohn ： Songs Without Words Book7 Farewell in a-moll MWV U 101 Op.85-2

Included in Book 7 of Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words, this lyrical miniature evokes the feeling of farewell suggested by its title. The long-breathed melody in the right hand is shaped with natural, songlike ease, while the left-hand accompaniment supports its flow. The piece proceeds without drastic changes of atmosphere, yet shifts in melodic exchange and harmony reveal an inner sense of unrest. At the opening, it is important to keep the dynamics restrained and clearly shape the direction toward each melodic peak. Keep the accompaniment supple rather than hard, and use the pedal to connect the resonance without blurring the overlapping voices; this brings out the quiet afterglow and the work’s sense of parting.