# San Francisco Symphony featuring Leif Ove Andsnes and Mason Bates at Davies Symphony Hall, September 10, 2014

[San Francisco Symphony](http://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2014-2015/Beethoven-Bates-Piano-Concerto-No-1-Alternative-En.aspx) featuring [Leif Ove Andsnes](http://www.andsnes.com/) and [Mason Bates](http://www.masonbates.com/)
2014-09-10  
[Davies Symphony Hall](http://www.sfsymphony.org)  
[201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=201+Van+Ness,+San+Francisco,+CA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Wednesday, September 10, 2014

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## Tentative Program

Beethoven: _The Consecration of the House_ Overture  
Mason Bates: _Alternative Energy_  
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring Leif Ove Andsnes

## Set One

[8:m PM lights down, announcements]

### Rossini: Overture from La Gazza Ladra

Gioacchino Rossini: Overture from _La Gazza Ladra_ (the Thieving Magpie) (1817)

01. [8:m PM] _Opus_

Missed it, dang!

### Mason Bates: Alternative Energy

Mason Bates: _Alternative Energy_ (2011) (ca. 25 minutes)

01. [8:16 PM] Ford’s Farm, 1896  
[the turning of a car motor crank (it's in the percussion section) jumps the music ahead to present-day Chicago]
02. [8:25 PM] FermiLab, 2011
03. [8:30 PM] Xinjiang Province, 2112
04. [8:39 PM] Icelandic rainforest, 2222  
[set ends 8:43 PM]

## Set Two: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring Leif Ove Andsnes

[9:06 PM lights down, announcements]

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15, (1797) featuring Leif Ove Andsnes: piano. (ca. 35 minutes)

01. [9:08 PM] Allegro con brio
02. [9:23 PM] Largo
03. [9:33 PM] Rondo. Allegro scherzando  
[set ends 9:42 PM]

### Solo Piano Encores: More Beethoven

01. [9:43 PM] Bagatelle in C major: Moderato cantabile, Opus 119, No. 8 (1820)
01. [9:44 PM] Bagatelle in A-flat major: Presto, Opus 33, No. 7 (1802)  
[show ends 9:48 PM]


## Performers

### San Francisco Symphony

[San Francisco Symphony](http://www.sfsymphony.org)

* Alexander Barantschik: violin, concertmaster;
* [Michael Tilson Thomas](http://www.michaeltilsonthomas.com/): conductor, music director;
* symphony members vary by program, see [the current list](http://www.sfsymphony.org/About-Us/Musicians-Conductors).

### with featured guests

* [Leif Ove Andsnes](http://www.andsnes.com/): piano;
* [Mason Bates AKA DJ Masonic](http://www.masonbates.com/): composer, electronics.


## Notes

7:10 Macallan presentation begins ... stuck in the Regency basement until 7:55 or so. Doh! Bad planning! Or possibly, perfect planning, since we managed to get ourselves into our seats with moments to spare before tonight's featured event, young master Bates' _Alternative Energy_. This was a fun work, with plenty of cracking good sounds and soundscapes, and I really look forward to hearing it again!

Closing the show with Beethoven's first piano concerto was a fine idea, though I fail to grasp much musical connection to the Bates piece. Andsnes did a fine job, and it seemed a special treat to get the two bagatelles tracked on as an encore.

### Links

* Mason's [blog piece](http://www.masonbates.com/blog/alternative-energy/) about this work.
* Mason's [program notes](http://www.masonbates.com/work/work-alternativeenergy.html).
* Stephen Smoliar's [review](http://www.examiner.com/article/mtt-adds-alternative-energy-to-the-san-francisco-symphony-repertoire) for the Examiner.
* Joshua Kosman's [review](http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Symphony-review-Mason-Bates-Alternative-5748765.php) for SFGate.

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