Ferdinand Beyer - 6 Morceaux élégants, Op. 96, No. 4 - In den Augen liegt das Herz

The Andante ma non troppo begins in 3/4 with a short rising pickup. Measures 1-12 build through rising upper chords and descending lower notes, alternate chords and broad arpeggios, then quieten through held harmonies and a free upper flourish. Measure 13 introduces the melody, which continues through measures 14-28 above recurring lower broken chords. The melody uses held notes, dotted rhythms, short rising figures, and fuller paired notes. Measures 29-41, marked poco meno mosso at the start, return to the slurred melody and expand into high rising and descending runs before a short transition.

After the short lead-in in measure 42, measures 43-58 present broad upper runs and chromatic figures over lower bass notes followed by chords, with occasional pauses and chord accents. Measures 59-66, marked espressivo at the start, return to the melody in paired notes over lower broken chords. Measures 67-74, marked Appassionato at the start, expand the upper figures into chromatic paired notes and wide rising and descending arpeggios.

Measures 75-81 resume the melody over recurring lower broken chords and grow into fuller upper chords. Measures 82-89 introduce rising chromatic figures and broad descending upper runs. Measures 90-93 quieten into a dolcissimo melodic reply, with short ornaments and paired notes. Measures 94-98 rise through chromatic figures and broad arpeggios, then settle into quiet low-register notes and a held G-major harmony.