Intermezzo in E-Flat (Op. 117 No. 1)

Intermezzo in E-Flat (Op. 117 No. 1)

Voicing the Middle Notes

This set of pieces was described by Brahms as “lullabies to my sorrows” and the first of the set of three certainly conveys a sense of a rocking motion. In this video, Graham Fitch demonstrates how to bring out the melody in the inner (middle) voices of this piece.

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