Similar to the second movement of Bach's Italian Concerto, this second movement features the left hand providing accompaniment while the right hand freely sings the melodic line. There is one piece of advice and one caution.

Advice

• First, try playing only the left hand at a tempo of approximately quarter note = 100. While you won't actually play this fast, the reason for doing so now is that it makes the overall structure clearer. By playing just the left hand, it becomes easier to understand how it descends, ascends, where it builds to a peak, and where it settles. Once you have done this, try adding the right hand at a normal, slow tempo.

Caution

• Regarding caution, it concerns the pedal. Firstly, avoid muddiness on the off-beats. This means, instead of pressing the pedal three times per measure in sync with the left hand's quarter notes, press it six times per measure in sync with the eighth notes. This will help avoid muddiness in the left hand.
• Secondly, regarding the ornaments at the beginning of beats in the right hand: if these ornaments are included in the pedal, they will inevitably become muddy. The trick is to change the pedal after playing the ornament. This allows you to avoid muddiness. Furthermore, avoid using the pedal where it is not strictly necessary, to prevent muddiness.