🇫🇷Jacques Ibert ： Stories The Water Seller

The ninth piece in Stories, “The Water Seller,” is an evocative piano miniature that sketches a vivid scene within a short span of time. Its light, witty rhythms and changes of register and sonority vividly suggest the presence of a figure selling water. The passages that evoke shifts of scene also reward attentive listening. In performance, keep the delicate figures clear and even without rushing, and shape the phrasing by giving careful attention to the placement of accents and rests. Use the pedal sparingly so that the sonority remains clear, balancing lightness with a sense of color.