Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic fantasia and fugue in D minor, BWV.903
Ludwig Van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in A flat, Op.110
Interval
Johann Sebastian Bach: Contrapunctus 11 from The Art of Fugue (a 4)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Contrapunctus 12a from The Art of Fugue (a 4, rectus)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Contrapunctus 12b from The Art of Fugue (a 4, inversus)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Contrapunctus 13a from The Art of Fugue (a 3, rectus)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Contrapunctus 13b from The Art of Fugue (a 3, inversus)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu from The Art of Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Canon alla ottava from The Art of Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Canon alla decima contrapuncto alla terza from The Art of Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Canon alla duodecima in contrapuncto alla quinta from The Art of Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Contrapunctus 14 from The Art of Fugue (a 4)

In the second of her two recitals this season, Angela Hewitt returns to Bach's The Art of Fugue, the composer's fascinating and intricate journeys in high-Baroque counterpoint.

Her recital begins with the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue BWV 903. For sheer virtuosity and drama this work is hard to match and it has always been one of Bach's most popular keyboard works, even during his own lifetime.

She follows this with Beethoven's penultimate Piano Sonata, Op.110 in A flat, in which Bach-influenced fugues meet the searching, philosophical world characteristic of Beethoven's late compositions. Humour, mysticism and virtuosity all play a vital role.

'If you want the sheer joy of human creation and recreation, then go to a piano recital by Angela Hewitt' (The Times).

Performers

Angela Hewitt piano