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Bach, Johann Sebastian
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Sunday 4 March 2012
Hear some of Bach's most famous works at this Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment performance.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tuesday 6 March 2012
Two of Johann Sebastian Bach's most famous works are deconstructed by conductor Laurence Cummings before being performed by the OAE.
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Purcell Room
Bach Weekend 2012: Virtuoso Concerti
Friday 23 March 2012
Inspired by his Italian contemporaries, in particular the masterpieces of Vivaldi, Bach took to the virtuoso concerto with great enthusiasm.
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Purcell Room
Bach Weekend 2012: Virtuoso Flute
Friday 23 March 2012
Although Bach wrote six beautiful sonatas for violin with obligato harpsichord, probably his most extraordinary instrumental duo is the great B minor Sonata for flute and harpsichord, with it's astonishing, almost symphonic opening movement.
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Purcell Room
Bach Weekend 2012: The English Suites
Saturday 24 March 2012
The English Suites are perhaps the most accessible of Bach's keyboard works and are considerably more technically demanding than anything written previously in Germany for harpsichord.
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Purcell Room
Bach Weekend 2012: Virtuoso Cello
Saturday 24 March 2012
A chance to hear the greatest and most challenging works that have been written for unaccompanied cello, including the fabulous Sixth Suite for Piccolo Cello, introduced and performed by the cello virtuoso Richard Tunnicliffe.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Saturday 24 March 2012
A chance to hear three great choral masterpieces and some of Bach's most spectacular orchestration.
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Purcell Room
Bach Weekend 2012: Italian Concerto
Sunday 25 March 2012
Bach's Italian Concerto was well received at the time of its composition and has remained one of Bach's most popular harpsichord works ever since.
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Purcell Room
Bach Weekend 2012: Virtuoso Violin
Sunday 25 March 2012
Bach's works for solo violin are considered the ultimate test, not only of a player's technique but also of their emotional maturity.
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Purcell Room
Bach Weekend 2012: The Great Chorale Cantatas of 1725
Sunday 25 March 2012
If virtuosity is defined as effortless fluency then the first three years of Bach's Leipzig period demonstrate it perfectly.
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Royal Festival Hall
Sunday 1 April 2012
The Bach Choir's annual tradition of performing Bach's St Matthew Passion in English dates back to 1930.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Wednesday 25 April 2012
Acclaimed tenor Ian Bostridge joins the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in a programme of Bach arias.
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