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Sir Stephen Hough
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Bach and R Schumann
Sir Stephen Hough piano
Date
Mon 01 Jun 2020, 1.00pm
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Artists

  • Sir Stephen Houghpiano

Programme

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    1685-1750
      • Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin BWV1004
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      • V. Chaconne (arranged by Ferruccio Busoni)

Encore

  • Charles Gounod
    1818-1893
      • after Bach's Prelude No. 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

Overview

Stephen Hough opens the June broadcast series with Busoni’s arrangement of Bach’s D minor Chaconne, evoking Busoni’s own gala performance at the opening of the Hall almost 119 years ago to the day.

The full video of this concert is no longer online, but the encore piece is still available to watch here:

Wigmore Hall's live stream of this concert is supported by Hamish Parker

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