🇺🇦Nikolai Kapustin ： Capriccio Op.71

Kapustin’s Capriccio Op.71 combines classical writing with jazz idioms, linking vivid rhythmic energy to advanced piano technique. Brisk motion gives way to singing passages, while an improvisatory momentum is maintained throughout. Highlights include the finely detailed movement of the notes, the syncopated rhythms, and the contrast created by the colors of the harmonies. In performance, it is important to keep the tempo steady while preserving elasticity within the beat, and to shape each voice through clear articulation and flexible dynamics. Rather than placing technique too much in the foreground, retaining a natural sense of lyricism within the musical flow brings out the work’s appeal.