🇫🇷Joseph Maurice Ravel ： Le tombeau de Couperin Rigaudon in C-Dur

This lively, dance-like miniature is driven throughout by clear, buoyant rhythms. While evoking the character of an old dance, it also reveals Ravel’s refined harmonic language and sophisticated piano writing. A dynamic main section is set against a contrasting middle section, creating a sense of changing scenes. Light articulation and evenness of tone are essential, as is avoiding excessive weight in the left-hand movement. The melody should not be obscured by inner voices or the right hand’s finer details; restrained pedaling keeps the sound clear and brings out the music’s crispness and brilliance.