🇺🇦Nikolai Kapustin ： Ten Inventions Lento No.9 Op.73-9

No. 9 from Kapustin’s Ten Inventions is a piece to savor without haste, allowing the overlapping sounds and unfolding melodic lines to emerge in keeping with its Lento indication. Centered on the dialogue between multiple voices characteristic of an invention, it invites careful listening to the exchanges between the parts and the shifting harmony. In performance, it is important not to overemphasize only the principal melody, but to preserve the presence of the inner voices and the responses between the parts. Even at a slow tempo, the pulse should continue to flow, while a flexible approach that keeps the smaller rhythms from becoming stiff will bring out the quiet tension and transparent sonority. The pedal should be used with care, avoiding excessive blending and considering the direction of each phrase and the resonance of the sounds.