# Gil Shaham at Zellerbach Hall Auditorium, April 14, 2016

[Cal Performances](http://calperformances.org/performances/2015-16/recital/gil-shaham-david-michalek.php) presents [Gil Shaham](http://www.gilshaham.com/) with original films by [David Michalek](http://www.davidmichalek.net/)  
2016-04-14  
[Zellerbach Hall Auditorium](http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/)  
[U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94305](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=U.C.+Berkeley,+Bancroft+Way+at+Telegraph+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA+94305&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Thursday, April 14, 2016

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## Set One: Bach: Sonata & Partita No.1, BWV 1001-1002

[8:02 PM lights down, announcements, waiting]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV 1001 (1720)

01. [8:03 PM] Adagio
02. [8:07 PM] Fuga (Allegro)
03. [8:11 PM] Siciliana
04. [8:15 PM] Presto  
[work ends 8:17 PM; pause to wait for late arrivals to be seated, ready to go after a few minutes]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Partita No.1 in B minor, BWV 1002 (1720)

01. [8:20 PM] Allemande
02. [8:24 PM] Double
03. [8:25 PM] Courante
04. [8:28 PM] Double (Presto)
05. [8:30 PM] Sarabande
06. [8:32 PM] Double
07. [8:34 PM] Tempo di Borea "Gavotte"
08. [8:36 PM] Double  
[set ends 8:38 PM; applause for a minute or two, then set break]

## Set Two: Bach: Sonata & Partita No.2, BWV 1003-1004

[8:55 PM lights down, waiting]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Sonata No.2 in A minor, BWV 1003 (1720)

01. [8:55 PM] Grave
02. [8:59 PM] Fuga
03. [9:06 PM] Andante
04. [9:10 PM] Allegro  
[work ends 9:13 PM; brief pause]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (1720)

01. [9:14 PM] Allemande
02. [9:18 PM] Courante
03. [9:20 PM] Sarabande
04. [9:24 PM] Gigue
05. [9:28 PM] Chaconne  
[set ends 9:39 PM; applause, then set break]

## Set Three: Bach: Sonata & Partita No.3, BWV 1005-1006

[9:58 PM lights down, waiting]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Sonata No.3 in C major, BWV 1005 (1720)

01. [10:00 PM] Adagio
02. [10:03 PM] Fuga
03. [10:12 PM] Largo
04. [10:15 PM] Allegro assai  
[work ends 10:19 PM, pause for a moment]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Partita No.2 in E major, BWV 1006 (1720)

01. [10:19 PM] Preludio
02. [10:23 PM] Loure
03. [10:26 PM] Gavotte en Rondeau
04. [10:29 PM] Menuett I
05. [10:33 PM] Menuett II
06. [10:35 PM] Bourrée
07. [10:36 PM] Gigue  
[set ends 10:39 PM; much applause, bows from both Gil and David, then done for the night]

## Performers

* [David Michalek](http://www.davidmichalek.net/): visual artist;

* [Gil Shaham](http://www.gilshaham.com/): violin.

## Notes

It's a good thing that we're sitting relatively close tonight. Zellerbach is a cavernous space to fill with the sound of a single violin. The house seems relatively full, but thankfully, they are quite well behaved, with only the barest minimum of snorting and coughing. Consequently, it's easy enough to close my eyes and drift off into the aether as Shaham spins cascades of melody from his violin.

Michalek's video accompaniment is also quite spare. If you've ever wanted to spend a night watching paint dry, you'll probably like these bits more than I did. I can't imagine how folks might consider them high art worthy of museum display, but then, I'm just a rube from the flat farming fields of Southern California. That sophisticated city stuff goes right over my head!

I was glad to find that about half of the works were performed unaccompanied by the videos.

Video summaries: newborn portraiture; still life \#1; young dancer \#1; still life \#2; japanese dancer; young violinists; still life \#3 (vase of flowers); woman with dove; teen violinist; young dancer \#2; still life \#3 run backwards.

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[Program Notes](http://calperformances.org/learn/program_notes/2015/pn_gil.pdf) are available online.

Rebecca Wishnia posted a [review](https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/Cal-Performances/Shaham-s-Moving-Bach-and-Michalek-s-Bach-in-Motion) of the show at SFCV -- apparently she took the videos to be significantly more profound than I. Perhaps the house slipped her a complimentary _artist's statement_ or some other cheat sheet? Hard to know for sure, but hey, there's nothing wrong with having an opinion different from mine... and fresh ideas are a good thing, right?

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