This afternoon's organ Prom appears to follow in Bruckner's footsteps, i.e. playing Bach's organ works followed by an improvistion upon the pieces. Should be interesting...and probably rather different from Bruckner's versions, about which we shall never know!
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I hope that I'm not stating the obvious, but this is a R3 repeat of Martin's brilliant Prom at the beginning of the season. There were comments on the Prom concert forum at the time. He was a very late stand-in for Olivier Latry who was caught by the Covid entry requirements.
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Thanks Roger. I've been on holiday, so missed it.
This may (or may not!) be of interest in relation to Bruckner and The Rpyal Albert Hall.
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Not strictly relevant but I was reminded of the sad tale that when Liszt died in Bayreuth in 1886, inconsiderately during the Wagner Festival, his daughter, Cosima, did not want the funeral to distract too much from her late husband. No music by her deceased father was played and instead she got Anton Bruckner to improvise at the organ on themes from Parsifal.Comment
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This is a lovely way of spending the afternoon …Comment
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Indeed! Martin Baker approached the Fantasia in G in a completely different way from usual, I think. The opening and closing toccata-like sections are most commonly played with more sparkling registration, and the middle alla breve with a bit more gravitas But it was good to hear a different take on the piece. I suspect Martin also tried to avoid the sort of recital where everything is played full blast. I gather Martin was standing in for Olivier Latry who is, I suppose, the current god of improvisation. So no pressure there!Comment
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