# Jorge Federico Osorio at Hertz Hall, November 2, 2014 [CalPerformances](http://calperformances.org/performances/2014-15/recital/jorge-federico-osorio.php) presents [Jorge Federico Osorio](http://www.jorgefedericoosorio.com/) 2014-11-02 [Hertz Hall](http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/) [U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at College Ave, Berkeley, CA ](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=U.C.+Berkeley,+Bancroft+Way+at+College+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA++&hl=en) 3:00 PM, Sunday, November 2, 2014 [[2014-11-01|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2014|Up to the 2014 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2014#November_events|Up to the 2014 event list!]] ☸ [[2014-11-02_2|On to the next event!]] ☸ ## Tentative Program Works by Bach, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Albeniz, Castro, & Mussorgsky ## Set One [3:03 PM lights down] ### Bach, arr. Busoni: Nun Komm’ der Heiden Heiland (Now come, the Gentiles’ Savior), BWV 659 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), arr. Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924): Nun Komm’ der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 01. [3:04 PM] (opus) ### Bach, arr. Rummel: “Ertödt’ uns durch dein’ Güte!” Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), arr. Walter Rummel (1887–1953): _Ertödt’ uns durch dein’ Güte!_ (Mortify Us Through Thy Goodness), from Cantata No. 22, Jesus nahm zu Sich die Zwölfe (Jesus Called to Himself the Twelve), BWV 22 (1723; arr. 1922) 01. [3:08 PM] (opus) ### Schubert: Piano Sonata in in B-flat major, D. 960 Franz Schubert (1797–1828): Piano Sonata in in B-flat major, D. 960 (1828) 01. [3:12 PM] Molto moderato 02. [3:30 PM] Andante sostenuto 03. [3:40 PM] Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza — Trio 04. [3:44 PM] Allegro, ma non troppo [set ends 3:52 PM] ## Set Two [4:07 PM lights down] ### Tchaikovsky: “June: Barcarolle,” from The Seasons, Op. 37a Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893): “June: Barcarolle,” from The Seasons, Op. 37a (1875–1876) 01. [4:08 PM] (opus) ### Albéniz: Mallorca: Barcarola in F-sharp major Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909): Mallorca: Barcarola in F-sharp major (1891) 01. [4:13 PM] (opus) ### Herrera: Barcarola No. 2, Op. 30 Ricardo Castro Herrera (1864–1907): Barcarola No. 2, Op. 30 (1907) 01. [4:18 PM] (opus) [pause for applause at 4:21 PM] ### Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881): Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) 01. [4:22 PM] Promenade 02. [4:23 PM] The Gnome 03. [4:25 PM] Interlude — Promenade 07. [4:26 PM] The Old Castle 08. [4:30 PM] Interlude — Promenade 09. [4:31 PM] Tuileries (Dispute of the Children After Play) 10. [4:32 PM] Bydlo (the Ox-Wagon) 11. [4:34 PM] Interlude — Promenade 12. [4:35 PM] The Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks 13. [4:36 PM] Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle 14. [4:38 PM] Interlude — Promenade 15. [4:39 PM] The Market at Limoges 16. [4:41 PM] Catacombs (Sepulchrum Romanum) 17. [4:42 PM] Con Mortuis in Lingua Mortua (With the Dead in a Dead Language) 18. [4:45 PM] The Hut on Fowl’s Legs 19. [4:48 PM] The Great Gate of Kiev [set ends 4:52 PM] ### Encore: Granados: Spanish Dance No. 4 Enrique Costanzo Granados y Campiña (1867-1916): Spanish Dance No. 4 (?or 5?) from 12 Danzas Españolas, (1890) 01. [4:54 PM] (opus) [show ends 4:58; applause for another minute or so, then off at 4:59 PM] ## Performers * [Jorge Federico Osorio](http://www.jorgefedericoosorio.com/): piano. ## Notes Friggin' Andronoter/Simplenote handshake issue (and my carelessness in failing to halt until I'd sorted things out properly) caused me to lose my original notes on this gig... lessee what I can recreate at a few day's distance... I really enjoyed this show; Jorge Federico Osorio is a fine performer, with an excellent touch and astounding mnemonic skill (playing the entire show from memory), and I'd gladly pay to hear him again in the future. The opening Bach works served as excellent orderves or appetizers to the first main course, Schubert's magnificent sonata, and I swear I heard echoes of those works in the 'coma-inducing' (TC's appellation, not mine) opening movements of the Schubert. Neither the program notes nor any resources that I turn up online mention this connection, so the natural conclusion is that it was an aural hallucination of my own invention. I dunno. At the time, it seemed obvious. Maybe I'll have to find some better analysis of the Schubert piece that talks about the themes of those movements and Schubert's influences in creating this masterpiece. The piano (and JFP!) certainly got a good workout during the closing scherzo and allegro movements; this was the pinnacle of today's performance for me. Following a brief break, the second set opened with a trio of short baccaroles. Although they were pleasant and light, it's unclear to me whether these were selected for particular programmatic reasons (perhaps paintings of Venetian boatmen are common in the (russian art museum that stimulated MM?), thus connecting these pieces to the Mussorgsky (as would be implied by parallel construction in comparison to the first set) or perhaps as simple filler, as short favorites selected by JFO. In any case, all three were cheerful, but not particularly memorable to me. _Pictures at an Exhibition_ on the other hand, had to do battle in my attention with half-remembered recollections of other interpretations of this work, namely, [Ravel's](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000015AF/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0000015AF&linkCode=as2&tag=ffhq-20&linkId=FN7KWWYNA74JMEKE) orchestration, [Tomita's](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000026F72/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000026F72&linkCode=as2&tag=ffhq-20&linkId=M2FWTVXBGFPIZLIW) electronic adaptation, and [Yamashita's](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V2RWLM/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000V2RWLM&linkCode=as2&tag=ffhq-20&linkId=RFROA2U6A2HWCSYY) audaciously conceived version for solo classical guitar. So I hear the piece in real time, accompanied by ghostly snatches of alternative iterations that flit in and out of my attention. This is interesting because it's like jazz, or like listening to the Grateful Dead: watching the tailor sew a new suit on the same old stack of bones can be a kick! I would have liked having a little more light (the better to try and keep track of our position in the program), but the dark made it easier to focus on the performance, so that's an acceptable trade-off! Given the pounding he delivered to the piano over the course of _Pictures_, it was shocking to see that JFO didn't even break a sweat. Cool as a cucumber, that cat! I'd definitely put him back on my calendar in the future if the program looked tempting enough... {{tag>music Jorge_Federico_Osorio Hertz_Hall }} [[2014-11-01|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2014|Up to the 2014 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2014#November_events|Up to the 2014 event list!]] ☸ [[2014-11-02_2|On to the next event!]] ☸