🇮🇹Muzio Clementi ： Gradus ad Parnassum No.56 in e-moll Op.44-56

No. 56 from Clementi’s Gradus ad Parnassum is an étude centered on scale-like motion and finely articulated passagework, helping develop balance between the hands and finger independence. Short figures move forward in succession, while changes of register and dynamics in each passage bring expression to the flow. A key point for the listener is to preserve the sense of motion without losing the shape of the phrases. In practice, begin by making every note even, playing lightly without unnecessary tension in the wrists or arms. Bring out the direction of each figure by sensing its peak, and avoid making the repetitions mechanical. Slight breaths in response to harmonic changes will result in a clear and lively performance.