🇷🇺Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov ： 3 Pieces Mazurka Op.57-3

This is a concise, concentrated mazurka from Lyadov’s 3 Pieces, Op. 57. Built on a light dance rhythm, its exchanges of short phrases and harmonic changes create vivid shifts of character within a limited span. A key point of interest is the contrast between passages in which the melody comes to the fore and those in which the movement of the accompaniment supports the impression. In performance, it is important to preserve the flow of the beat without stressing the accents mechanically, while carefully shaping the direction of each phrase and its resonance. Attention to the balance between voices allows subtle shades to emerge beneath the music’s liveliness and brings out its full appeal.