A study of J. S. Bach’s Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914; L. van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3; F. Liszt’s Grandes Études de Paganini, No. 3, La Campanella, and St. François d’Assise: La Prédication aux Oiseaux, from Deux Légendes, S. 175/1; and S. Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14. Historical, theoretical, stylistic, and pedagogical implications.

Abstract

This report analyzes the five piano works performed at my master’s recital on March 28th, 2020. These compositions are Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, op. 10. no. 3; Franz Liszt’s Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141, no. 3, La Campanella, and St. François d’Assise: La Prédication aux Oiseaux, from Deux Légendes, S. 175, no. 1; and Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, op. 14. The analysis of each piece is approached from historical, theoretical, stylistic, and pedagogical perspectives.