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Festival Bach Organ Recital

For Mendelssohn's Anniversary

Part of the London Bach Society's 29th Bachfest - Part 1

Add to my Calendar 04-11-2019 18:00 04-11-2019 20:00 36 Festival Bach Organ Recital This recital takes place on the anniversary of Mendelssohn's death on 4 November 1847 and forms part of the Festival's celebration of Victoria and Albert's 200th. Mendelssohn was not only a leading light in the 19th century Bach revival in Germany, giving countless organ recitals that included Bach compositions in the process, but he was also a close friend of the Queen and Prince Consort.  Ben's programme reflects all these in his substantial programme of music. St George's Hanover Square, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St George's Hanover Square
Mill Street
Mayfair
London
W1S 1FX
England

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – Pedal-Exercitium, BWV 598
Charles-Marie Widor – Bach's Memento: Mattheus-Final
Johann Sebastian Bach – Chorale Prelude 'O Mensch bewein dein Sünde gross', BWV 622
Felix Mendelssohn – Organ sonata no.6 in D minor, Op.65
Johann Sebastian Bach – Chorale Prelude 'Vater unser im Himmelreich', BWV 682
Johann Sebastian Bach – Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542

Performers

Ben Bloor – organ

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Programme Note

This recital takes place on the anniversary of Mendelssohn's death on 4 November 1847 and forms part of the Festival's celebration of Victoria and Albert's 200th. Mendelssohn was not only a leading light in the 19th century Bach revival in Germany, giving countless organ recitals that included Bach compositions in the process, but he was also a close friend of the Queen and Prince Consort.  Ben's programme reflects all these in his substantial programme of music.

Ben Bloor

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