🇺🇦Nikolai Kapustin ： Piano Sonata No.2 Op.54

Kapustin’s Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 54 brings together a tightly organized sense of form associated with classical sonata writing and dynamic rhythms informed by jazz idioms. With clear forward momentum, lightness and tension alternate with singing expression and sharply etched motion, making the contrast between sections a central listening point. In performance, it is important to keep the complex rhythms precise without making them mechanical, while remaining aware of accent placement and the direction of each phrase. Carefully distinguishing the colors of the harmonies and the movement of the inner voices, while preserving natural breathing and musical flow amid the brilliant virtuosity, brings out the work’s appeal.