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Live from 麻豆官网首页入口 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 麻豆官网首页入口 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

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