🇺🇦Nikolai Kapustin ： Paraphrase Blue Bossa Op.123

A paraphrase based on the jazz standard “Blue Bossa,” this work reshapes its material through Kapustin’s sophisticated piano writing. The Latin rhythmic character associated with the original intersects with jazz-inflected harmony, delicate ornamentation, and brilliant passagework, allowing the contours of the theme to unfold in varied guises. The performer should maintain the music’s forward momentum, clarify the rhythmic center, and give the accompaniment in the left hand and melody in the right hand a well-defined, three-dimensional balance. In faster passages, evenness of articulation is essential; carefully shaped dynamics and relaxed phrasing bring out not only the brilliance of the technique but also the music’s natural lightness.