🇪🇸Enrique Granados ： Spanish Dances No.9 Romantica Op.37

The ninth piece of Granados’s Spanish Dances, “Romántica,” is a miniature that places a lyrical and intimate manner of expression before the brilliance of a traditional dance. A long-breathed, songful melody gently intertwines with the accompaniment that supports its flow, allowing the music to unfold with a sense of changing scenes. Listening for the passing of the melody and shifts in register reveals rich expression within this brief piece. In performance, the right-hand melody should be brought forward with warmth, while the left hand remains light and the phrasing breathes naturally toward its peaks. Use the pedal to connect the resonance without allowing the harmony to become blurred, and play the delicate motion with a lightness that does not disturb the singing flow.