Ernst von Dohnányi ： Winter Roundelay (10 Bagatelles) Music of the Spheres Op.13-5

The fifth piece from Winter Roundelay (10 Bagatelles), “Music of the Spheres,” is a piano miniature that condenses a sense of spacious resonance and delicate shading into a brief span. Rather than following the melody alone, listen to the placement of the registers, the overlapping harmonies, and the resonance as each sound fades; this brings out the spaciousness suggested by the title. It is important to shape the piece as a single breath, maintain the direction of each phrase, and avoid exaggerating dynamic changes abruptly. Use the pedal to support the resonance without allowing the sound to become blurred, and carefully balance the length and weight of each voice to bring out its quiet radiance and poetic atmosphere.