| Set List | 'Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor BWV 542', Bach,
'Allegro Vivace (from Symphony No.5)', Widor,
'Rêverie du Soir', Saint-Saens, arr. A Guilmant,
'Fantaisie in E Flat Major', Saint-Saens,
'Fantasy and Fugue on Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam', Liszt |
| Performance Notes | In 2021, the BBC Proms returns to the Royal Albert Hall for a summer of live music, as it has done every year since 1941. With 52 concerts over 44 days, featuring 30 orchestras and ensembles and more than 2,000 musicians, this ambitious season promises a celebration of live music on a scale not seen since before the pandemic. From the power of a symphony orchestra to the sheer joy of a single performer on the Halls magnificent organ, this summer we look forward to coming together through music. Every Prom will be live on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds.
One of the worlds leading organists, Thomas Trotter pays tribute to centenary composer Saint-Saens in a programme that recreates elements of the composers legendary performances on the Royal Albert Hall organ in the opening season of 1871 and in 1880.
The season was shortened to six, rather than eight, weeks because of the financial risk to the BBC not knowing audience sizes due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. |
| Related Archival Material | Prospectus (RAHE/1/2021/5),
Programme (RAHE/1/2021/) |