🇺🇦Nikolai Kapustin ： Prelude No.22 in g-moll Op.53-22

This prelude incorporates elements of jazz, leaving a strong impression through its taut rhythmic character and vivid contrasts. Within a concise span, recurring rhythms and harmonic changes generate momentum, alternating passages of tension with moments of somewhat gentler expression. One of its appeals lies in the way the contrasting movements of the two hands overlap while sustaining the overall drive. In performance, accents and syncopations should be clearly defined without allowing the sound to become overly hard. Careful voicing and restrained pedal use help clarify the individual lines and harmonic changes, bringing out both the vitality and the shading of the music.