Main Performers | William Whitehead, Robert Quinney - organ |
Set List | 'Prelude in E Flat (from Clavierübung III) BWV', Bach, 'Fugue No.4 on B-A-C-H, Schumann, 'Chorale Prelude Ein Feste Burg ist Unser Gott, C Frances-Hoad, 'Ich ruf zu dir BWV 639', Bach, 'Chorale Prelude Christ Unser Herr Zum Jordan Kam, Dove, 'Christus der uns Selig Macht, BWV 620, Bach, 'Chorale Prelude Erhalt uns, Herr, Bei Deinem Wort, D Saleeb, 'Toccata on Erhalt uns, Herr, Bei Deinem Wort, D Saleeb, 'Organ Sonata in A Major, Op.65, No.3', Mendelssohn, 'Prelude to the Grand Organ Fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach', Wesley, 'Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552, 'St Anne', J S Bach |
Performance Notes | Organists William Whitehead and Robert Quinney launch our Reformation Day with a recital featuring the great Lutheran chorale preludes of Bachs Orgelbüchlein at its heart, alongside three brand-new chorale preludes by British composers.
There was no interval.
World, Royal Albert Hall and Proms premiere of 'Chorale Prelude Erhalt uns, Herr, Bei Deinem Wort, D Saleeb. World, Royal Albert Hall and Proms premieres; and BBC commissions of 'Chorale Prelude Ein Feste Burg ist Unser Gott, F Hoad; and 'Chorale Prelude Christ Unser Herr Zum Jordan Kam, Dove.
Proms debuts from William Whitehead and Robert Quinney. |
Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2017/47a), Programme (RAHE/1/2017/92), Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2017/36), Posters (RAHE/2/2017/27-28) |