# Thierry Escaich at Davies Symphony Hall, April 24, 2016

[San Francisco Symphony](http://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2015-2016/Organist-Thierry-Escaich-in-Recital.aspx) presents [Thierry Escaich](Thierry Escaich)  
[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)  
3:00 PM, Sunday, April 24, 2016

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## Set One

[2:59 PM lights down, announcements]

### Elgar: Allegro maestoso from Sonata No. 1 in G major, Opus 28

01. [3:00 PM] _Allegro maestoso_  
[work ends 3:08 PM]

### Brahms: Three works for organ

02. [3:09 PM] Chorale Prelude, _Herzliebster Jesu_, Op. 122, No. 2
03. [3:11 PM] Prelude and Fugue in G minor, WoO 10
04. [3:14 PM] Chorale Prelude, _Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen_, Op. 122, No. 8  
[segment ends 3:18 PM; pause for a minute or two]

### Vierne: Romance and Final from Symphony No. 4 in G minor for Organ, Op. 32

05. [3:21 PM] _Romance_
06. [3:28 PM] _Final_  
[set ends ~3:35 PM]

## Set Two

[3:44 PM lights down]

### Messiaen: Joie et clarté des corps glorieux, from Les Corps glorieux

01. [3:45 PM] _Joie et clarté des corps glorieux_  
[work ends 4:05 PM]

### Escaich: Trois Poèmes pour orgue

02. [4:05 PM] _Eaux natales_
03. [4:11 PM] _Le Masque_
04. [4:17 PM] _Vers l'espérance_  
[work ends 4:21 PM; pause for a minute or two]

### Duruflé: Toccata from Suite for Organ, Op. 5

05. [4:24 PM] _Toccata_  
[work ends 4:31 PM; pause for a minute or two]

### Escaich: Organ Improvisation

06. [4:33 PM] (untitled improvisation)  
[set ends 4:44 PM; no encore today?]


## Performers

* [Thierry Escaich](http://www.escaich.org/en/): organ.


## Notes

Last show of the series today, and a real winner. Thierry didn't have much stage presence -- I don't recall that he uttered a single word to the audience -- but his hands and feet were certainly fleet enough, and he discharged the task of transmitting the difficult works on today's program admirably.

I was surprised that Escaich was assisted by a "stop-puller" on several of the works. All the better to keep his hands dancing across the five (?) manuals of the giant Ruffati console, but it still seemed a little like cheating to me. Heck, maybe it's a common thing -- I'm still pretty new at following the organ repertoire. Better keep an eye out for that next year, eh?

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