Prom 52: Thierry Escaich

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom

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Programme

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	Passacaglia and fugue in C Minor, BWV582
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	In dir ist Freude (Orgel-Büchlein) in G Major, BWV615
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir - chorale prelude in E Minor, BWV686
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	Christ ist erstanden - chorale prelude in D Minor, BWV746
Works by Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Works by Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Works by Escaich, Thierry (b. 1965)
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	Improvisation on Bach themes

Performers

Thierry Escaich

Organ

Bach and beyond – a fascinating musical journey with Thierry Escaich, renowned organist of the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont in Paris (where he is a successor to Maurice Duruflé), and an ambassador of the great French School of improvisation.

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Prom 52: A thrilling journey of improvisation with Thierry Escaich

Frances Wilson, 24th August

French organist Thierry Escaich offered a fascinating musical journey with a programme which juxtaposed the organ music of J S Bach with responses to it by Mendelssohn and Brahms, as well his own improvisations on themes by Bach.

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