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Talk by Father Gordon Albion
By Letters Apostolic dated September 29, 1850, Pope Pius IX decreed that ' the hierarchy of Bishops Ordinary taking their titles from their sees should, according to the usual rules of the Church, again flourish in the Kingdom of England.' The circumstances that led to the drawing up of this Papal document and the reaction in England to its promulgation are the subject of this talk by Father Albion, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Honorary Secretary of the Catholic Record Society.

The Well-tempered Clavier
Six Preludes and Fugues (Book 1)
No. 1, in C; No. 2. in C minor; No. 3, in C sharp; No. 4, in C sharp minor; No. 5. in D; No. 6. in D minor played by Iso Elinson (piano)
First of four programmes of Bach's Forty-eight Preludes and Fugues, Book 1
In view of the performance of the whole of Book I of Bach's ' Welt-tempered Clavier' in this series of four piano recitals, it may be of interest to quote the full title of the work when it first appeared. ' The Well-tuned Keyboard,' it ran, ' or. Preludes and Fugues in all the tones and semitones, alike with the major third, or Ut, Re, Mi, and with the minor third, or Re. Mi, Fa. For the use of young musicians who are eager to learn, and also as a pastime for those who are already skilled in this study, set out and made by Johann Sebastian Bach , Capellmeister to the Grand Duke of Anhalt-Cothen. and director of his chamber-music. Anno 1722.' H.R.

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Piano:
Iso Elinson
Unknown:
Johann Sebastian Bach

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