legato singing tone

Fauré's melodic lines require an absolute legato where one note flows imperceptibly into the next, with an evenness of touch borrowed from the French vocal tradition.

Connect every melody note with the finger — no air between notes, no bump at the connection. The thumb crossings must be entirely invisible. In the nocturnes, the right-hand melody should float above the left-hand accompaniment like a voice above a murmuring accompaniment. Change fingers silently on repeated notes.