Toccatina in A minor, Op. 6 No. 1

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• einfach German
  Simply, plainly. A marking calling for directness and absence of exaggeration, characteristic of the restrained lyricism in Clara Schumann's later piano style.
  Resist the urge to over-shape or sentimentalize. Let the melody speak with natural, unaffected phrasing — simplicity is the expressive goal.
• sehr ausdrucksvoll German
  Very expressively. A performance direction frequently found in Clara Schumann's mature piano works, calling for heightened emotional engagement and vocal phrasing.
  Think of the phrase as a sung line. Shape each melodic arch with dynamic shading, and resist any mechanical evenness in the passage.