Bach at St Cecilia's Hall 1979
Fourth in a series of six concerts entitled 'Bach at St Cecilia's Hall', given mostly at St Cecilia's Hall in the summer of 1979.
"Upright wherein the lovers of the harpsichord, and especially those desirous of learning, are shown a clear way not only to learn to play clearly in two parts, but also after further progress to deal correctly and well with three obbligato parts; furthermore, at the same time not only to have good inventiones but to develop the same well, and above all to arrive at a singing style in playing and at the same time to acquire a strong foretaste of composition".
Prepared by Joh. Seb. Bach Anno Christi 1725
Venue:
Peter Williams - harpsichord
Joh. Seb. Bach
Two-part inventions BWV 772-786
1 in C major 8 in F major
Variant 9 in F minor
2 in C minor 10 in G major
3 in D major 11 in G minor
4 in D minor 12 in A major
5 in E flat major 13 in A minor
6 in E major 14 in B flat major
7 in E minor 15 in B minor
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971
(Allegro)
Andante
Presto
Interval
Three-part inventions BWV 787-801
1 in C major 9 in F minor
2 in C minor 10 in G major
3 in D major 11 in G minor
4 in D minor 12 in A major
5 in E flat major 13 in A minor
6 in E major 14 in B flat major
7 in E minor 15 in B minor
8 in F major
Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue in D minor BWV 903
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No programme notes
Poster on green paper giving details of the six concerts
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Presented by the Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh, which acknowledges the financial assistane of the Scottish Arts Council for the two concerts on 12 and 13 May.
During the interval coffee and biscuits will be on sale in the Laigh Room by kind assistance of the Friends of St Cecilia's Hall.
Harpsichord restoration by John Barnes. Pitch a'=415Hz