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Prom 47: Bach's 'Little Organ Book' past and present

大象传媒 Proms 2017

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 大象传媒 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' (大象传媒 commission, world premiere)

Jonathan Dove: Chorale Prelude 'Christ under Herr zum Jordan kam' (大象传媒 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 Orgelb眉chlein 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.

58 minutes

Last on

Sun 20 Aug 2017 13:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude in E flat (from Clavier眉bungIII) BWV 552

    Performer: Robert Quinney.

  • Robert Schumann

    Fugue no. 4 on B-A-C-H

    Performer: William Whitehead.

  • Cheryl Frances-Hoad

    Chorale Prelude 鈥楨in feste Burg ist unser Gott鈥�

    Performer: William Whitehead.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chorale Prelude 'Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ', BWV 639

    Performer: William Whitehead.

  • Jonathan Dove

    Chorale Prelude 鈥楥hrist unser Herr zum Jordan kam鈥�

    Performer: William Whitehead. Performer: Robert Quinney.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Christus, der uns selig macht, BWV 620

    Performer: William Whitehead.

  • Daniel Saleeb

    Chorale Prelude 'Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort'

    Performer: William Whitehead. Performer: Robert Quinney.

  • Daniel Saleeb

    Toccata on 'Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort'

    Performer: William Whitehead.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Organ Sonata in A major, Op. 65 No. 3

    Performer: Robert Quinney.

  • Samuel Sebastian Wesley

    Prelude to the Grand Organ Fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach

    Performer: William Whitehead.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fugue in E flat "St Anne" BWV 552

    Performer: William Whitehead.

Broadcast

  • Sun 20 Aug 2017 13:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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