🇺🇦Nikolai Kapustin ： Piano Sonata No.7 Op.64

Kapustin’s Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 combines the dynamic rhythms of jazz idiom with the tightly controlled development associated with the classical sonata tradition. Sharp syncopations, accents, and rapid passages appear in succession, creating contrasts between its different sections. A highlight is the way its driving themes gather momentum as they change shape, along with the moments when brilliant technique becomes fully integrated into the musical expression. In performance, it is important to maintain a precise sense of meter while preserving a light, swinging feel that never becomes mechanical. Clarifying the balance between the hands, the placement of accents, and the direction of each phrase can give the complex figures both transparency and tension.