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1 Sep 2012, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2012 Prom 66: Cameron Carpenter plays Bach

Prom 66: Cameron Carpenter plays Bach
Prom 66: Cameron Carpenter plays Bach
16:00 Sat 1 Sep 2012 Royal Albert Hall
The first of two Bach recitals by charismatic American organ virtuoso Cameron Carpenter.
The first of two Bach recitals by charismatic American organ virtuoso Cameron Carpenter.

Programme

      • 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)
      • Improvisation on B–A–C–H(12 mins)
      • 'Evolutionary' Toccata in D minor, BWV 565 (after Henry Wood and Busoni, arr. C. Carpenter)(11 mins)

Performers

About this event

The first of two matinee appearances by the flamboyantly postmodern, genre-bending artist, equally at home on a Hammond, a Wurlitzer, a software-reliant virtual pipe organ or a monumental acoustic instrument.

Cameron Carpenter made his UK solo debut at the Royal Albert Hall in 2008. His set then included an improvised sonata based on great British television themes. In his two consecutive afternoon concerts he concentrates on J. S. Bach, combining original works with transgressive transformations, not forgetting his own improvisational tribute to the master.

There will be no interval