🇺🇦Nikolai Kapustin ： Five Etudes in Different Intervals Allegro: Etude in minor seconds Op.68-1

The first piece in Kapustin’s Five Etudes in Different Intervals is an etude centered on the close spacing of minor seconds, drawing out the driving energy of the Allegro and a sharp sense of tension. Its finely connected notes and incisive rhythms come to the fore, while changes in register and accents give the musical flow a vivid, dimensional quality. Performance requires more than simply maintaining speed: the balance between the hands should be carefully controlled, and the clashes of minor seconds kept clear rather than blurred. A light, agile touch and well-shaped dynamic contrasts bring out both its virtuosity and its striking effect.