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Performance TitleBBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2017 - One Hundred and Twenty-Third Season - Prom 73 - LATE NIGHT - Sir Andras Schiff Performs Bach's 'The Well-Tempered Clavier'
Performance Date7 September 2017
Performance DayThursday
Performance Time21:33
Main PerformersSir András Schiff - piano
Set List'The Well-Tempered Clavier - Book 1', Bach
Performance NotesThe two volumes of Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier together represent one of Western music’s greatest achievements.

Once described as the ‘Old Testament’ of the keyboard repertoire, these two sequences of 24 Preludes and Fugues – one in every key – represent a wealth of musical invention, ingenuity and delight. A supreme technical challenge for any performer, they also offer an astonishing experience for every listener.

Eminent Bach specialist Sir András Schiff, whose discography includes Bach’s complete keyboard repertoire, here performs Book I – embarking upon a cycle that he will conclude next year with Book 2.

There was no interval.
The concert was broadcast live on BBC Four.
This was a two hour solo piano performance played from memory and required complete silence during the rehearsal and the performance.
Related Archival MaterialProms Guide (RAHE/1/2017/47a),
Programme (RAHE/1/2017/118),
Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2017/36),
Handbill (RAHE/6/2017/37),
Posters (RAHE/2/2017/28, 32)
Ticket Prices£6-£60.00
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/EwE8fiE0uIxrS
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/6/2017/36BBC Proms - Late Night Greats at the BBC Proms25 July-7 September 2017
RAHE/1/2017/118BBC Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2017 - One Hundred and Twenty-Third Season - Prom 73 - LATE NIGHT - Sir Andras Schiff Performs Bach's 'The Well-Tempered Clavier'7 September 2017
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work10965BBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2017 - One Hundred and Twenty-Third Season75
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/11032Schiff; Sir; Andras (1953-); Hungarian-born British classical pianist, conductor
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