This one is about grief — the weight of it, and the way something lighter keeps company with it anyway. A glimmer of hope runs through the melodies the whole way, and the piece never quite resolves into one thing or the other.
It is demanding, and not only for the hands. The score asks for nuanced dynamics, expressive phrasing and a mature reading, so an advanced pianist will find plenty to work with here. Eunseon Kim plays the recording above.
