🇫🇷Charles Camille Saint-Saëns ： Le rouet dOmphale in A-Dur Op.31

This is a brilliant and witty miniature in which finely spinning motion is interwoven with supple, singing melodies. While maintaining a steady sense of forward movement, changes in register and density shift the expression, as the two pianos pass melodies, accompaniment, and intricate details of the motion between them. Highlights include the transparency of the lively passagework and the presence of the melodies that emerge within the flowing texture. In performance, the continuous motion suggestive of a spinning wheel should not become mechanical; it is important to keep the pulse flexible. Rather than merely matching the two instruments’ volume, performers should clarify the handover of the principal material and bring out the detail of the figures while shaping the whole with elegance.