Conteúdo
- I. Sostenuto misterioso
- II. Allegro grazioso
- III. Lento rubato
- IV. Andante e molto rubato
- V. Molto tranquillo ma con moto.
Each Postlude is preceded by a short verse from the poetry of Sappho, intended to be read aloud prior to the performance. though a performance without the poetry reading is equally valid. The Russian and English texts are based versions published in “Poetarum Lesbiorum Fragmenta”, (Oxford, 1955).