🇺🇦Nikolai Kapustin ： Ten Bagatelles No.8 Op.59-8

No. 8 from Kapustin’s Ten Bagatelles combines the concentrated writing of a bagatelle with a rhythmic character reminiscent of jazz idioms and vivid piano textures. Within its brief span, the musical character shifts, while lively motion and striking accents provide its main points of interest. In performance, it is important to maintain precise control of the intricate rhythms while preserving a natural sense of swing rather than sounding mechanical. Clarifying the roles of the two hands and keeping overlapping sonorities well organized will help balance rhythmic drive with lightness.