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21st Century Bach

Series 3

Episode 5: Fughetta: (BWV 677 & BWV 678)

Duration: 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

JS Bach's Clavier-Ubung III Fughetta: Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr (BWV 677) & Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot (BWV 678) is played on the 1737 Muller organ at Haarlem in The Netherlands, by John Scott Whiteley. In this composition, Bach juxtaposes a tiny dance with his canonic musical meditation on the Ten Commandments. A variety of unusual filming techniques are employed to give a dramatic interpretation of the music. Titles are by Damien Hirst. Show less

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