Innigkeit
German composer
Definition
Inwardness, intimacy, deep sincerity of feeling. One of the most characteristic qualities of Schubert's lyrical writing.
Interpretive Guidance
Innigkeit cannot be manufactured through dynamics alone. It requires a quality of tone — warm, slightly veiled, never brilliant — and a sense that the music is being played for oneself rather than for an audience. Avoid projection; draw the listener in.