🇫🇷Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc ： 15 Impromptus No.10 “Hommage à l’échelle” in F-Dur FP.176

As its title suggests, “Hommage à l’échelle” takes ascending and descending scales as its central idea, unfolding with a light sense of motion and refined humor. Repetition and variation of the scale patterns shape changing registers, textures, and dynamics, allowing a range of expressions to emerge within its concise span. The rapid figures should be played with clarity and evenness, while avoiding a mechanical character by maintaining a sense of phrasing and musical breath. Alongside a buoyant tempo, attentive listening to the melodic movement and inner voices brings out the work’s bright and witty appeal.