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Composer of the Week: JCBach

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With Simon Heighes.
4: The Rise of the Piano. The son of one of the greatest organists of all time, JC Bach was a major player in popularising the newfangled fortepiano in London during the 1760s and 70s. The programme features excerpts from his innovative range of sonatas, duets and trios, as well as the Sextet- one- of the lesser known masterpieces of 18th-century chamber music.
Duet in G for Two Square Pianos, Op 15 Christopher Hogwood and Christophe Rousset
Piano Concerto in B flat, Op 13 No 4 Ingrid Haebler ,
Vienna Capella Academia Sextet in C
English Concert

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Unknown:
Simon Heighes.
Unknown:
Christopher Hogwood
Piano:
Christophe Rousset
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Ingrid Haebler
Source: Radio Times

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