1871 Henry Willis; 1933 Harrison; 2004 Mander at Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK — 1871 Henry Willis; 1933 Harrison; 2004 Mander at Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK
Photo–(c) Chris Christodoulou

September 17, 2012

Cameron Carpenter at the BBC Proms #1238

…one of the world's most exciting virtuosos plays a mostly-Bach program (with a twist) on the great organ at Royal Albert Hall.

Cameron Carpenter

Hour 1

J. S. BACH: Toccata & Fugue in F(#), BWV 540

BACH (arr. Carpenter): Prelude, Bourée, and Gigue, fr Violin Partita No. 3, BWV 1006

BACH: Prelude & Fugue in A, BWV 536

BACH (arr. Busoni & Carpenter): Chorale-prelude Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein, BWV 734

CARPENTER: Fantasy-Improvisation on B-A-C-H

BACH-CARPENTER: 'Evolutionary' Toccata & Fugue in d, BWV 565 –Cameron Carpenter (1871 Willis; 1933 Harrison & Harrison; 2004 Mander/Royal Albert Hall, London)

Hour 2

BACH: Fantasy and Fugue in g, BWV 542

CARPENTER: Improvisation on the Bourée, fr Cello Suite No. 3, BWV 1009

BACH-MAHLER (arr. Carpenter): Syncretic Prelude & Fugue in D (based on the Bach-Busoni Chaconne, fr BWV 1004 and the Rondo-Finale from Mahler's Symphony No. 5) –Cameron Carpenter (1871 Willis; 1933 Harrison & Harrison; 2004 Mander/Royal Albert Hall, London)

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