🇫🇷Joseph Maurice Ravel ： Le tombeau de Couperin Prelude in e-moll

This Prelude unfolds with an uninterrupted flow of delicate notes, allowing the melody to emerge from its light, lively motion. The right and left hands are closely interwoven, while overlapping voices and shifting accents bring changing shades to its transparent sound texture. One of its attractions lies in carefully shaping the contrasts of sonority as the musical scene changes, without losing its momentum. In performance, it is important not only to keep the rapid figures even, but also to follow the direction of the melody and the movement of the inner voices, using a light touch and restrained pedaling to avoid blurring the sound. Bringing a gentle singing quality to its agility reveals the work’s charm even more fully.