🇷🇺Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev ： Cinderella Capriccio Op.97-8

The eighth piece from Prokofiev’s collection of piano arrangements from the ballet Cinderella, Ten Pieces from Cinderella. As its title suggests, this capriccio places a whimsical and witty character in the foreground, condensing sharp accents, bouncing rhythms, and urgent motion into a brief span. Listening for contrasts that seem to make the scene shift from one moment to the next can make its changing expressions easier to grasp. In performance, it is important to keep the small notes crisp while maintaining the music’s forward rhythmic drive. Clear dynamic changes and accents, together with a sense of tension beneath the lightness, bring out the piece’s sardonic humor. Rather than pursuing speed alone, the performer should carefully convey the direction of each phrase and the expressive effect of the rests.