Live at BBC Proms: celebrated organist Martin Baker performs a recital of masterworks by Bach (including the 'St Anne' Fugue), as well as several of his own improvisations.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Kate Molleson

Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552 ‘St Anne’
Martin Baker: Improvisation on Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552 ‘St Anne’
Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G major, BWV 572 (Pièce d’orgue)
Martin Baker: Improvisation on Bach’s Fantasia in G major, BWV 572 (Pièce d’orgue)
Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
Martin Baker: Improvisation on English Melodies

Martin Baker (organ)

When the Royal Albert Hall was officially opened in 1871, it welcomed its first audience to the sound of the mighty ‘Father’ Willis organ – then powered by two steam engines. In the first of this season’s two organ recitals marking the Hall’s 150th anniversary, Martin Baker performs key organ works by J. S. Bach before taking them as a starting point for his own improvisations. The recital showcases the power and range of an instrument whose 9,999 pipes would stretch nine miles if laid end to end, an organ that has been played by celebrated recitalists and rock legends alike.

There will be no interval.