🇩🇪Johann Sebastian Bach ： Toccata D-Dur BWV 912

Among Bach’s keyboard works, this toccata stands out for its free conception and strong forward drive. Rapid passagework and broken chords appear in succession, together with changes of harmony, while contrasting sections carry the music forward. A highlight is the contrast between energetic passages and moments that briefly relax the flow and allow the sonority to be savored; listeners should also attend to the exchange between voices. In performance, it is important to differentiate the character of each section while keeping the smaller figures from rushing and preserving the pulse and harmonic direction. By keeping decorative passages even and balancing the sonority, including the inner voices, the work’s sense of structure within its freedom can come across.