🇫🇷Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc ： 15 Impromptus No.3 in h-moll FP.176

This impromptu unfolds with a light, waltz-like flow, infused with Poulenc’s characteristic refinement and a hint of shadow. The melody has an approachable, songful quality, while changing harmonies bring variety to its expression. The music progresses fluidly as a whole, with contrasts of brightness and darkness and of dynamics from one passage to the next providing much of its appeal. In performance, it is important to preserve the buoyancy of the beat without making the left-hand accompaniment too heavy, while carefully shaping the melody and the natural breathing of each phrase. The ideal expression combines lightness with an unhurried sense of ease.