It all started with a simple pun...
Forget Bake Off. We'd like to see The Great British Bach Off: ten contestants; give each a harpsichord; two hours to produce a nice toccata.
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) September 13, 2016
... but now #BachOff has become reality...
Which work will be crowned Twitter's favourite Bach? Nominate your choices now using the #BachOff hashtag. pic.twitter.com/gdcF5WAn7P
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) October 27, 2016
On Monday 31 October, the Pools were drawn...
Which is the trickiest Pool? #BachOff pic.twitter.com/krhf7LWuHj
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) October 31, 2016
... and now it's time to vote!
Who will win Pool A? Just four hours to decide... #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) October 31, 2016
Pool B of the #BachOff! Which is your favourite work?
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) October 31, 2016
Time for Pool C! #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) November 1, 2016
Pool D! Ready to vote? #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) November 1, 2016
Time for Pool E! #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) November 1, 2016
Pool F... vote now! #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) November 2, 2016
Pool G! #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) November 2, 2016
Pool H! Vote, vote, vote! #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) November 2, 2016
Next up, the group stages! The top two from each group will go through to the quarter-finals.
Group 1! #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) November 3, 2016
Group 2! Vote now... #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) November 3, 2016
Group 3. Vote, vote, vote! #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) November 4, 2016
Group 4! #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) November 4, 2016
The quarter-finals begin!
Quarterfinal 1... #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) November 5, 2016
And here it is: Quarterfinal 2 #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) November 6, 2016
Semi-final time!
Semi-final 1. #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) November 7, 2016
Semi-final No. 2 #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) November 8, 2016
3rd-place play-offs...
Which will take third place? #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) November 10, 2016
And, the final!
Which will be crowned Twitter's favourite work by Bach? Vote now! #BachOff
— BBC Music Magazine (@MusicMagazine) November 10, 2016
Click here for the full results!
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