1871 Henry Willis; 1933 Harrison; 2004 Mander at Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK

Cameron Carpenter

Cameron Carpenter at the BBC Proms

…one of the world's most exciting virtuosos plays a mostly-Bach program (with a twist) on the great organ at Royal Albert Hall.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of September 17, 2012

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Detailed BBC Proms Background:

• Program 1
• Program 2

Press Interviews with Cameron Carpenter:

• The Radio Times
• September 1 – Telegraph
• September 1 – Guardian
• September 2 – Guardian

Interview Audio:

• Our virtuoso, Cameron Carpenter, met with Michael Barone for an interview in 2010…
  
  …Cameron discusses the magic of transposing Bach works to new key centers.
  
  …Cameron explains his own compositions.

Extra Concert Audio:

BACH-CARPENTER: Etude-Fantasy for Pedals (based on the Prelude from Bach's Solo Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007)
CARPENTER: Encore-Improvisation (on themes from "Jeeves and Wooster")

Music played in the program

Hour 1

J. S. BACH: Toccata & Fugue in F(#), BWV 540

BACH (arr. Carpenter): Prelude, Bourée, and Gigue, fr Violin Partita No. 3, BWV 1006

BACH: Prelude & Fugue in A, BWV 536

BACH (arr. Busoni & Carpenter): Chorale-prelude Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein, BWV 734

CARPENTER: Fantasy-Improvisation on B-A-C-H

BACH-CARPENTER: 'Evolutionary' Toccata & Fugue in d, BWV 565 –Cameron Carpenter (1871 Willis; 1933 Harrison & Harrison; 2004 Mander/Royal Albert Hall, London)

Hour 2

BACH: Fantasy and Fugue in g, BWV 542

CARPENTER: Improvisation on the Bourée, fr Cello Suite No. 3, BWV 1009

BACH-MAHLER (arr. Carpenter): Syncretic Prelude & Fugue in D (based on the Bach-Busoni Chaconne, fr BWV 1004 and the Rondo-Finale from Mahler's Symphony No. 5) –Cameron Carpenter (1871 Willis; 1933 Harrison & Harrison; 2004 Mander/Royal Albert Hall, London)



These performances were broadcast live in England on September 1 & 2, 2012 by BBC3, and provided to us for distribution in the United States by the BBC World Service.