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Prom 55: Organ Recital – Nathan Laube

From the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Proms: an organ recital by Nathan Laube, including music by Wagner, Franck, Alkan and Liszt.

From the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Proms: an organ recital by Nathan Laube, including music by Wagner, Franck, Alkan and Liszt.

Presented by Martin Handley, from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Wagner: Tannhäuser – Grand March (transcr. W. J. Westbrook & Nathan Laube)
Franck: Grande pièce symphonique
Alkan: 11 Grands préludes – No. 10: Scherzando
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor (transcr. Nathan Laube)

Nathan Laube, organ

When the Royal Albert Hall’s ‘Father’ Willis organ thunders into action, the air itself seems to shake. It’s the musical soul of this great building and, with its 9,999 pipes, it’s the second largest organ in the UK. No Proms season is complete without a chance to hear it in full, majestic, flight, and this year the honour goes to the superb Chicago-born organist Nathan Laube. He’s pulling out all the stops (almost literally!) with a programme of showpieces and transcriptions from the peaks of the Victorian organ repertoire – as well as his own transcription of Liszt’s B minor Piano Sonata. It’s a tour de force on the piano; on the organ … well, come and hear for yourself.

1 hour, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Richard Wagner

    Tannhauser - Grand March

    Performer: Nathan Laube.
  • César Franck

    Grande piece symphonique

    Performer: Nathan Laube.
  • Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Prelude No.10 - Scherzando (11 Grand Preludes)

    Performer: Nathan Laube.
  • Franz Liszt

    Piano Sonata in B minor

    Performer: Nathan Laube.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Trumpet Concerto in D major (2nd mvt, Adagio)

    Performer: HÃ¥kan Hardenberger. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Iona Brown.
    • PHILIPS.

Broadcast

  • Wed 28 Dec 2022 21:30

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