Organ Recital
Live at 91Èȱ¬ Proms: celebrated organist Martin Baker performs a recital of masterworks by Bach (including the 'St Anne' Fugue), as well as several of his own improvisations.
Live at 91Èȱ¬ Proms: celebrated organist Martin Baker performs a recital of masterworks by Bach (including the 'St Anne' Fugue), as well as several of his own improvisations.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Kate Molleson
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552 ‘St Anne’
Martin Baker: Improvisation on Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552 ‘St Anne’
Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G major, BWV 572 (Pièce d’orgue)
Martin Baker: Improvisation on Bach’s Fantasia in G major, BWV 572 (Pièce d’orgue)
Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
Martin Baker: Improvisation on English Melodies
Martin Baker (organ)
When the Royal Albert Hall was officially opened in 1871, it welcomed its first audience to the sound of the mighty ‘Father’ Willis organ – then powered by two steam engines. In the first of this season’s two organ recitals marking the Hall’s 150th anniversary, Martin Baker performs key organ works by J. S. Bach before taking them as a starting point for his own improvisations. The recital showcases the power and range of an instrument whose 9,999 pipes would stretch nine miles if laid end to end, an organ that has been played by celebrated recitalists and rock legends alike.
There will be no interval.
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Music Played
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552, 'St Anne'
Performer: Martin Baker. -
Martin Baker
Improvisation on Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in E flat major BWV 552, ‘St Anne'
Performer: Martin Baker. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasia in G major, BWV 572 (Pièce d'orgue)
Performer: Martin Baker. -
Martin Baker
Improvisation on Bach's Fantasia in G major, BWV 572 (Pièce d'orgue)
Performer: Martin Baker. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
Performer: Martin Baker. -
Martin Baker
Improvisation on English Melodies
Performer: Martin Baker. -
George Butterworth
Yonder stands a lovely creature (11 Folksongs from Sussex)
Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Roderick Williams.- George Butterworth, Songs from A Shropshire Lad: Williams / Burnside.
- Naxos.
- 20.
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George Butterworth
Roving in the dew (11 Folk-songs from Sussex)
Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Roderick Williams.- George Butterworth, Songs from A Shropshire Lad: Williams / Burnside.
- Naxos.
- 9.
Broadcast
- Sun 1 Aug 2021 11:4591Èȱ¬ Radio 3
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