Organ Recital

1 Aug 2021, Royal Albert Hall

11:45 Sun 1 Aug 2021 Next Event

Proms 2021 Organ Recital

Organ Recital

11:45 Sun 1 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

Organist Martin Baker marks the Royal Albert Hall鈥檚 150th-anniversary year with an organ recital showcasing the power and range of an instrument whose 9,999 pipes would stretch nine miles if laid end to end!

Programme

- - Johann Sebastian Bach
  - Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552, 鈥楽t Anne鈥�(15 mins)
- - Martin Baker
  - Improvisation on Bach鈥檚 Prelude and Fugue in E flat major BWV 552, 鈥楽t Anne'
- - Johann Sebastian Bach
  - Fantasia in G major, BWV 572 (Pi猫ce d'orgue)(10 mins)
- - Martin Baker
  - Improvisation on Bach鈥檚 Fantasia in G major, BWV 572 (Pi猫ce d'orgue)
- - Johann Sebastian Bach
  - Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582(13 mins)
- - Martin Baker
  - Improvisation on English Melodies

Performers

Martin Baker
organ
organ

Composers

About This Event

When the Royal Albert Hall was officially opened in 1871, it welcomed its first audience to the sound of the mighty 鈥楩ather鈥� Willis organ 鈥� then powered by two steam engines. In the first of this season鈥檚 two organ recitals marking the Hall鈥檚 150th anniversary, British organist Martin Baker performs key organ works by J. S. Bach before taking them as a starting point for his own improvisations. The recital showcases the power and range of an instrument whose 9,999 pipes would stretch nine miles if laid end to end, an organ that has been played by celebrated recitalists and rock legends alike.

There will be no interval

Image: Martin Baker