🇷🇺Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev ： Sarcasms Tempestoso Op.17-1

The first piece in Prokofiev’s Sarcasms, this work brings intense drive and a biting sonority to the fore. Short motives and sharp accents appear intermittently, shaping a highly tense progression that surges forward before suddenly tightening again. A key point of interest is to convey the rough character established at the outset while clearly projecting the abrupt dynamic changes and the incisiveness of the rhythms. The touch should not rely on force alone; combining a hard-edged tone with quick responsiveness, while giving careful attention to rests and the brevity of the notes, brings out the work’s sarcastic sharpness. It is important to maintain a clear sense of the whole and carefully shape the exchanges between motives and the acceleration toward each climax.