Prom 47: Bach's 'Little Organ Book' past and present
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, organists William Whitehead and Robert Quinney play selections from Bach's Chorale Preludes, plus works inspired by Bach.
Live at ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Proms: Organists William Whitehead and Robert Quinney play selections of Chorale Preludes from Bach's 'Little Organ Book' plus works inspired by Bach, with three brand-new chorale preludes.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Programme includes:
Bach: Chorale preludes, BWV 599644 (selection)
Cheryl Frances-Hoad: Chorale Prelude 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott' (ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ commission, world premiere)
Jonathan Dove: Chorale Prelude 'Christ under Herr zum Jordan kam' (ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ commission, world premiere)
Daniel Saleeb: Chorale Prelude 'Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort' (World premiere); Toccata on 'Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort'
Plus other works by Bach, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Samuel Wesley
William Whitehead (organ)
Robert Quinney (organ)
Organists William Whitehead and Robert Quinney launch our Reformation Day with a recital featuring the great Lutheran chorale preludes of Bach's OrgelbΓΌchlein at its heart, alongside three brand-new chorale preludes by British composers, Bach's 'St Anne' Fugue, Mendelssohn's Organ Sonata No. 3 and other Bach-related works by Schumann and Samuel Wesley.
Producer Janet Tuppen.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in E flat (from ClavierΓΌbungIII) BWV 552
Performer: Robert Quinney. -
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Robert Schumann
Fugue no. 4 on B-A-C-H
Performer: William Whitehead. -
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Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Chorale Prelude βEin feste Burg ist unser Gottβ
Performer: William Whitehead. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Chorale Prelude 'Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ', BWV 639
Performer: William Whitehead. -
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Jonathan Dove
Chorale Prelude βChrist unser Herr zum Jordan kamβ
Performer: William Whitehead. Performer: Robert Quinney. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Christus, der uns selig macht, BWV 620
Performer: William Whitehead. -
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Daniel Saleeb
Chorale Prelude 'Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort'
Performer: William Whitehead. Performer: Robert Quinney. -
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Daniel Saleeb
Toccata on 'Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort'
Performer: William Whitehead. -
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Felix Mendelssohn
Organ Sonata in A major, Op. 65 No. 3
Performer: Robert Quinney. -
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Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Prelude to the Grand Organ Fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: William Whitehead. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Fugue in E flat "St Anne" BWV 552
Performer: William Whitehead.
Broadcast
- Sun 20 Aug 2017 13:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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