Mily Alekseyevich Balakirev ： The Lark after Glinka in E-Dur

Based on Glinka's beloved song The Lark, Balakirev's transcription is one of the masterpieces of the Russian piano repertoire. A soaring melody, surrounded by shimmering ornamentation and flowing arpeggios, vividly evokes the image of a skylark ascending into the open sky. The challenge lies in maintaining effortless brilliance in the elaborate figurations while allowing the melody to sing naturally, using refined tonal control and flexible rubato to capture the work's poetic atmosphere.