🇷🇺Aram Il'ich Khachaturian ： Poem

Khachaturian’s “Poem” is a character piece distinguished by songful melodies and a sense of tension that gradually rises from within. Its appeal lies in the progression from quietly contemplative passages to passionate, powerful climaxes, as well as in the expressive shaping of the melody and the changing harmonic colors. In performance, the melody should remain fully cantabile while the accompanying figures are kept from becoming too prominent. The tempo should not feel mechanical; it can move flexibly with the breathing of each phrase. At the climaxes, focusing not only on volume but also on the richness of the sonority helps bring out the work’s dramatic character.