Scholarly Notes to Accompany a Compact Disc Recording Project: An Interpretive Analysis of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Capriccio on the Absence of the Beloved Brother, BWV 992, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110, Frédéric Chopin’s Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38, and Nino Rota’s 15 Preludes

• Author / Creator

  Le Rose, Christina

• This thesis project consists of three components: 1. a solo piano recital; 2. a compact disc recording of the recital program; and 3. comprehensive scholarly notes to accompany the compact disc. The recital was given at the University of Alberta’s Convocation Hall on January 17, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. The compact disc was recorded prior to the recital at the University of Alberta’s Convocation Hall on a Hamburg Steinway Model D-274 Concert Grand Piano. These scholarly notes present an interpretive analysis of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Capriccio on the Absence of the Beloved Brother, BWV 992 (ca. 1702), Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 (1821), Frédéric Chopin’s Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 (1836-39), and Nino Rota’s 15 Preludes (1964).

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Nino Rota
  • Scholarly Notes
  • Frédéric Chopin
  • Piano Music

• Graduation date

  Spring 2015

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Doctor of Music

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3901ZQ20

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.