🇮🇹Ferruccio Busoni ： Rural Suite Kind.81 Op.18

Busoni’s Rural Suite brings together several character pieces, portraying a pastoral atmosphere from a variety of perspectives. Since each piece reveals a different character, listeners should attend not only to the overall flow but also to the changes of scene and the passing of melodic lines. In performance, it is important to bring the melody clearly to the foreground while keeping the accompaniment light and avoiding blurred resonance through excessive pedaling. In gentler passages, phrasing with a natural sense of breath is effective; in more active sections, attention to meter and delicate accents helps convey the character of each piece. A key point of interest is the balance between the suite’s overall unity and the subtle distinctions among its individual pieces.