🇷🇺Mily Alekseyevich Balakirev ： Waltz No.1 in G-Dur

This highly effective waltz combines a light triple-meter flow with singing melodies and brilliant ornamentation. Centered on the presentation of its main theme, it introduces contrasting passages marked by changes in register and character, with the musical momentum increasing toward the close. The left-hand accompaniment should maintain a steady pulse without becoming heavy, while allowing the right-hand melody to resonate fully. Natural flexibility shaped by the breathing of each phrase, together with a light touch that keeps the delicate ornaments clear, brings out the music’s elegance and brilliance. Distinguishing the character of each section makes the overall flow and musical highlights of the waltz all the more vivid.