🇫🇷Claude Debussy ： Hommage à Haydn G-Dur

This character piece brings together the balance of a classical dance and Debussy’s refined harmonic sensibility. From the outset, a clear rhythm propels the music forward, while concise themes and repetitions provide a foundation for shifting colors of sound and harmonic nuance. Changes in motion and register heighten the tension as the piece unfolds, and it is especially rewarding to hear the opening character return in a transformed shape toward the close. The performance requires more than lightness: precise control of subtle accents and the spacing of rests is essential, as is keeping the resonance of the chords clear. Bringing out the melody while keeping the accompaniment restrained allows the piece’s wit and elegance to emerge.