Music in the French and Italian styles by Johann Sebastian Bach intersperses three sets of variations by Brahms written in his twenties, which reach a creative high point in his masterly variations on a movement from a harpsichord suite by Handel. This event was streamed live from Wigmore Hall on Sunday 2 December 2018 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Variations on a Hungarian Song Op. 21 No. 2 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) French Suite No. 5 in G BWV816 Johannes Brahms Variations on an Original Theme Op. 21 No. 1 INTERVAL: Katy Hamilton interviews Jonathan Plowright Johann Sebastian Bach Italian Concerto in F BWV971 Johannes Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel Op. 24 Wigmore Hall is pleased to offer these live streams free of charge, thanks to generous support from our audience. If you would like to help continue making this possible, please consider donating to our Audience Fund:
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