Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments

From Royal Albert Hall

…a BBC Proms concert focusing on the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, with newly commissioned scores and traditional repertoire, too.

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1 hr 58 Min

59:00 Min

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Program Broadcast dates:

Week of September 11, 2017

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Music played in the program

Hour 1

J.S. BACH: Prelude in E-flat, BWV 552/1. ROBERT SCHUMANN: Fugue on B-A-C-H, Op. 60, no. 4. CHERYL FRANCES-HOAD: Ein feste Burg (premiere). BACH: Christus, der uns selig macht, BWV 620. JONATHAN DOVE: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam (premiere). DANIEL SALEEB: Chorale-prelude & Toccata, Erhalt uns, Herr, bein deinem Wort (premiere). FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Sonata in A, Op. 65, no. 3. SAMUEL WESLEY: Prelude to the Grand Organ Fugue by Bach. BACH: Fugue in E-flat, BWV 552/2 (St. Anne) –William Whitehead & Robert Quinney (1871 Willis-1933 Harrison-2004 Mander/Royal Albert Hall, London) (r. 8/20/17)

This program material is provided courtesy of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The new chorale-preludes are part of the Orgelbüchlein Project, an international project to fill in the 118 missing pieces from Bach’s original plan.

Hour 2

BACH: Toccata in d, BWV 565 –Virgil Fox (Royal Albert Hall) RCA 7736

FRANZ LISZT: Variations on Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen –Jennifer Bate (Royal Albert Hall) ASV 6127

JOSEF RHEINBERGER: Organ Concerto No. 1 in F, Op. 137 –Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Jahja Ling, conductor; Michael Murray (Royal Albert Hall) Telarc 80136

EDWIN H. LEMARE: Concert Fantasia on British Tunes, Op. 91–Christopher Herrick (Royal Albert Hall) Hyperion 66258