🇷🇺Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev ： Three Pieces Waltz Op.96-1

The first piece from Prokofiev’s Three Pieces, Op. 96, is a piano work that builds on the meter and momentum of a waltz, bringing elegance into contrast with sharp wit. Its melody often emerges in a singing style, while harmonic changes and accents add tension to the dance-like flow. The shifts in expression from one passage to another are especially rewarding to hear. In performance, the melody in the right hand should remain clear while the left-hand accompaniment stays light. Rather than keeping the rhythm mechanically even, a supple sense of movement within the beat can bring out the ironic nuance beneath the brilliance.