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Sat 1 Sep 2012

• 16:00

  Prom 66: Cameron Carpenter plays Bach

  Royal Albert Hall

  The first of two Bach recitals by charismatic American organ virtuoso Cameron Carpenter.

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  The first of two Bach recitals by charismatic American organ virtuoso Cameron Carpenter.

  Programme

  • • • Johann Sebastian Bach
      • Toccata and Fugue in F major(8 mins)
      • Partita No. 3 in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006 – excerpt (arr. C. Carpenter)(8 mins)
      • Prelude and Fugue in A major(6 mins)
      • Chorale Prelude 'Nun freut euch, lieben Christen', (arr. Busoni/C. Carpenter)(3 mins)
    • • Cameron Carpenter
      • Improvisation on B–A–C–H(12 mins)
    • • Johann Sebastian Bach
      • 'Evolutionary' Toccata in D minor, BWV 565 (after Henry Wood and Busoni, arr. C. Carpenter)(11 mins)

  Performers

  • Cameron Carpenter

    organ
    organ

  Composers

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Cameron Carpenter

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  Also part of

  Proms Chamber Music & Saturday Matinees

  
• 17:45

  Proms Plus Literary

  Royal College of Music

  John Deathridge explores the personal writing of Mendelssohn, including letters, diaries, autobiography and reviews.

  Also part of

  For poets Proms Plus

  
• 19:30

  Prom 67: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra – Mendelssohn

  Royal Albert Hall

  In the first of its two concerts this season the Leipzig Gewandhaus pays tribute to the composer-conductor who, from the mid-1830s, cemented its high reputation from the podium.

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  In the first of its two concerts this season the Leipzig Gewandhaus pays tribute to the composer-conductor who, from the mid-1830s, cemented its high reputation from the podium.

  Programme

  • • • Felix Mendelssohn
      • Overture 'Ruy Blas'(8 mins)
      • Violin Concerto in E minor(27 mins)
    • • interval
    • • Felix Mendelssohn
      • Overture 'The Fair Melusine'(10 mins)
      • Symphony No. 5 in D major, 'Reformation'(27 mins)
      • A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music(5 mins)Wedding March (Encore)

  Performers

  • Nikolaj Znaider

    violin
    violin
  • Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
  • Riccardo Chailly

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Felix Mendelssohn

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• 22:00

  Proms Plus Late

  Royal Albert Hall

  Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.

  Also part of

  For poets Late Night Proms Proms Plus