🇺🇦Nikolai Kapustin ： Piano Sonata No.10 Op.81

Kapustin’s Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 81 is a dynamic work that combines the language of jazz with the structural discipline of classical music. Its distinctive features include interlocking complex rhythms, sharp accents, sophisticated harmony, and pianistic writing that makes full use of a wide register. The changing character of each section and the shifting sense of tension are among its main attractions. In performance, it is important not only to execute the rapid passages accurately, but also to make the rhythmic flexibility and syncopations clear, balancing percussive drive with a singing melodic quality. A clear sense of the formal changes, together with a broad range of tone color and dynamics, allows the work’s appeal to come through more vividly.