🇺🇦Nikolai Kapustin ： Prelude and Fugue No.16 Op.82-16

No. 16 from Kapustin’s 24 Preludes and Fugues pairs a prelude with a fugue, bringing together classical counterpoint and a jazz-derived rhythmic sensibility. The prelude clearly presents phrases with a strong sense of motion and shifting harmonies, while the following fugue moves the music forward through the exchange of the subject and the overlapping voices. It is important to keep the individual lines clear while maintaining the subtle rhythmic accents naturally. Rather than relying on lightness alone, performers should shape the direction of the phrases and changes in tension, allowing the structure behind the brilliant writing to emerge.