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6 Sep 1956, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Thu 6 Sep 1956
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Cantata No. 80, 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott'
Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Harriet Cohen
piano
piano
Duncan Robertson
tenor
tenor
James Milligan
bass
bass
Jennifer Vyvyan
soprano
soprano
Pamela Bowden
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Singers
Leslie Woodgate
conductor
conductor
Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball
organ
organ
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Part of
Proms 1956
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Bach: Orchestral Suites
James May introduces J. S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
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