Hauptwerk Virtual Pipe Organ

J S Whiteley plays Bach organ works on various European organs in a new series of 21st Century Bach on Sky Arts, 8 pm tonight ( UK time). 1st of a series of broadcasts. One for Sky+ if you're out this evening

You beat me to it Peter ... I was going to make an identical post.

I saw a series on BBC2 a couple of years ago which was done very similarly - I don't know whether it was one and the same series but it featured John Scott Whiteley too. I don't remember quite so much weird cinematography though - all those mirror images of hands and feet!

I cannot work out whether Damien Hirst's introductory scene with the bees in intended to be a reference to the "beehive" sound of multiple wind leaks across many pipes and ranks, or to JS Bach's "beehive" hairstyle. Any ideas?

I think it is a weekely series with at least one more programme at the same time next week.

Ken

Hi Ken

Not sure about the bees ! Damien Hirst seems to have a passion for insectivora... here they are !


May be something to do with Bach's Beehive hairdo... but now you know where JSW's shades come from


Best

Peter

PS Repeated the following day at 2 pm if you missed it

I tried to buy the CDs from BBC for the previous series, they said no. I e-mailed John Scott Whiteley, no response. Does anyone know if these are available for purchase?

Rgds,
Ed

Volumes 1 and 2 of the DVDs are still available on Amazon UK.
Iain

Thanks, Iain - I purchased the Volumes 1 and 2 last year, I wanted to buy the others...

What's a CD???