Bach at St Cecilia's Hall 1975
First of a series of seven concerts entitled 'Bach at St Cecilia's Hall', given at St Cecilia's Hall in the summer of 1975.
French Suite, English Suite, Toccata, Concerto etc.
Venue:
Kenneth Gilbert (Paris) - harpsichord
Programme of music by J.S. Bach
Concerto in D minor, BWV 987
(Arranged by J.S.Bach from the Concerto opus 1, no. 4 by Duke Johann Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar)
(Introduction)
Allegro
Adagio
Vivace
French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Anglaise
Menuet and Trio
Gigue
Adagio in G major, BWV 968
(Arranged by J.S.Bach (?) from the Solo Violin Sonata, BWV 1005
Toccata in G major, BWV 916
Presto
Adagio
Allegro
Interval
Three Menuets, BWV 841, 842, 843
English Suite no. 4 in F major, BWV 809
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Menuets 1 & 2
Gigue
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Harpsichord by J. A. Hass 1763
Low pitch (a'=415Hz)
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No programme notes
Publicity posters in two sizes on yellow paper, outlining all seven concerts with details of ticket prices. Tickets on sale at the Edinburgh Bookshop, George Street, Edinburgh.
Several advertisements in the press in advance of the series and in advance of each concert.
Advertisement The Scotsman, 24 May 1975, Review 'Bach at St Cecilia's Hall' in The Scotsman, 26 May 1975.
Programme is in the form of a brochure with details of all six concerts.
Promoter:
A lecture on the programme "French, Italian and English elements in Bach" was given by Kenneth Gilbert at 7 pm in the Laigh Room (a room on the ground floor immediately below the concert room).
The lecture was followed by a buffet supper with wine at 7.45 pm Tickets for the buffet supper, 75p.
During the interval of the concert coffee and biscuits on sale in the Laigh Room.
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Harpsichord maintenance by John Barnes.