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Organ Recital

Live from 麻豆社 Proms: celebrated organist Peter Holder pays tribute to centenary composer Saint-Sa毛ns with his Fantaisie No. 1 in E flat major.

Live from 麻豆社 Proms: celebrated organist Peter Holder pays tribute to centenary composer Saint-Sa毛ns with his Fantaisie No. 1 in E flat major.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Georgia Mann

Meyerbeer, transcr. W. T. Best Le proph猫te - Coronation March
Bach Fantasia & Fugue in C minor, BWV 537
Widor Symphony No. 5 - Allegro vivace (1st movt)
Saint-Saens Fantaisie No. 1 in E flat major
Liszt Fantasy & Fugue on 鈥楢d nos, ad salutarem undam鈥�

Peter Holder, organ

Peter Holder pays tribute to centenary composer Saint-Sa毛ns in a programme that recreates elements of the composer鈥檚 legendary performances on the Royal Albert Hall organ in the opening season of 1871 and in 1880. His wide-ranging programme includes Liszt鈥檚 largest organ work, written for the 鈥榩iano melodium鈥� (an organ鈥損iano hybrid), and the opening movement from the most celebrated of French master Widor鈥檚 10 symphonies for organ.

There will be no interval

1 hour, 15 minutes

Music Played

  • Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Le prophete - Coronation March (transcr. Best)

    Performer: Peter Holder.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fantasia & Fugue in C minor

    Performer: Peter Holder.
  • Charles鈥怣arie Widor

    Symphony No. 5 - Allegro vivace

    Performer: Peter Holder.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Fantaisie No. 1 in E flat major

    Performer: Peter Holder.
  • Franz Liszt

    Fantasia and Fugue on 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam'

    Performer: Peter Holder.
  • Franz Liszt

    Les cloches de Gen猫ve (Ann茅es de p猫lerinage - Premi猫re ann茅e: Suisse)

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
    • NAIVE.

Broadcast

  • Sat 4 Sep 2021 11:45