🇪🇸Enrique Granados ： Two Military Marches – Lento Marziale

As a march with a slow, martial character, this piece leaves an impression through its weighty pulse and poised sense of progression. In the piano duet, the two performers should share the rhythm as if keeping step together, while clearly distinguishing the roles of melody and accompaniment. In the calm opening presentation, dignity should be preserved; even when the volume increases, the music should not become hurried, and the fullness of the chords and direction of the sound should remain controlled. Attention to the shaping of the main melody, the exchange between inner voices, and the pauses that function like punctuation reveals the shading within its strength and the way the two players’ parts come together as a single stride. The pedal should be used to support the outlines of each voice while avoiding blurred sonorities.