BBC Proms - 2010 - Prom 39 - Bach Orchestral Transcriptions - Part 2

BBC Proms 2010 Live from the Royal Albert Hall Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch As a grand finale to Proms Bach Day, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton play works by J S Bach in arrangements made in the last hundred years or so, ranging from the subtleties of Walton's Wise Virgins Suite and the playfulness of Grainger's version of "Sheep may safely graze", to the richly-scored reworkings by Stokowski, Henry Wood, Sargent, Bantock and Respighi. Plus two special commissions from young composers who have taken Bach pieces as a springboard for their compositions. Grainger: Blithe Bells Bach, arr. Sargent: Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 Alissa Firsova: Bach Allegro (BBC commission: world premiere) Bach, orch. Bantock: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 Bach, orch. Respighi: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Litton (conductor) This Prom is repeated on Thursday 19th August at 2pm.