🇷🇺Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ： Souvenir d’un cher Ruins of the Castle Op.2-1

The first piece from Tchaikovsky’s early collection Souvenir de Hapsal, this character piece is filled with quiet shadows and lyrical expression, evoking the scene suggested by its title. A gently unfolding melody is supported by the resonance of the chords, allowing the music to develop with a sense of shifting scenes. The melodic line should be shaped with ample expression while the inner voices and accompaniment remain restrained, and the pedal should be used carefully to prevent the sound from becoming blurred. By avoiding haste and treating the peaks of the phrases and the resonance after rests with care, the atmosphere of tracing a distant memory comes into focus.