Andras Schiff Plays Bach

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:00:07. > :00:16.Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am Andras Schiff, and I'm here to

:00:17. > :00:22.play for you Johann Sebastian Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book One,

:00:23. > :00:28.24 preludes and fugues in all the major and minor keys. It is one of

:00:29. > :00:35.the major artistic and musical achievements by any composer, and

:00:36. > :00:45.Johann Sebastian Bach is, to me at least, the greatest of them. This is

:00:46. > :00:50.very much an educational piece for the learning and studying of musical

:00:51. > :00:57.forms for young people, but in the hands of this great master, Bach,

:00:58. > :01:01.this becomes an unforgettable spiritual and almost religious

:01:02. > :01:07.experience. Thank you very much for being here to share this with any.

:01:08. > :01:51.-- to share this with me. Experience the power

:01:52. > :51:49.of the BBC Proms. Get in the party spirit

:51:50. > :51:54.and join us for the Last Night.