🇷🇺Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev ： Cinderella Waltz Cinderella and the Prince Op.102-1

The first piece in Six Pieces from the Ballet Cinderella, this waltz evokes the meeting of Cinderella and the Prince. Built on the graceful sway of triple meter, it unfolds with expansive melodies and brilliant harmonies, balancing intimacy with a heightened sense of the stage. Listen for the contrast between passages in which the melody comes to the fore and those in which the accompaniment sustains the movement. In performance, the melody should be allowed to sing fully while the accompaniment remains light, with the peaks of each phrase clearly shaped without losing the flow of the meter. Careful pedaling that avoids blurring the sonority helps bring out the music’s clarity and elegance.