Melanie SPANSWICK

: I love Spain! It’s a wonderfully diverse country with a warm Mediterranean climate, gorgeous cities and offers a less obvious Spanish vibe: its atmospheric and esoteric character comes from the calm, misty mountain ranges of the Sierra Nevada in Andalusia. To capture this, keep all quavers completely smooth, even and rhythmical throughout, with the exception of the ritenuto at the end. The melodic material in the RH part would be effective with a slightly deeper touch: For example, in bars 1-3, the quaver Cs need a little more colour – but it’s the Bs which are the focal point, so ‘place’ them carefully. Similarly, in the LH part, the Es in bars 5, 6, and 7 also require more sonority. Observe the pause at bar 9 and experiment with various timbres from bars 10 to 15 where both hands move up the octave.