# Sol Gabetta & Alessio Bax at Herbst Theatre, November 15, 2016

[San Francisco Performances](http://www.sfperformances.org/performances/1617/SolGabetta.html) presents [Sol Gabetta](http://www.solgabetta.com/), with [Alessio Bax](http://www.alessiobax.com/)  
2016-11-15  
[Herbst Theatre](http://performances.org/)  
[401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102-4522 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=401+Van+Ness+Avenue,+San+Francisco,+CA+94102-4522+USA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Tuesday, November 15, 2016

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## Tentative Program

* Schumann: _Fantasiestücke_, Op. 73
* Brahms: Sonata No. 1
* Prokofiev: Adagio from _Cinderella_, Op. 97 bis
* Prokofiev: Sonata in C Major, Op. 119

## Set One

[7:38 PM lights down, announcements]

### Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73

Robert Schumann (1810-1856): _Fantasiestücke_, Op. 73 (1849)

01. [7:40 PM] _Zart und mit Ausdruck_
02. [7:43 PM] _Lebhaft, leicht_
03. [7:46 PM] _Rasch und mit Feuer_  
[work ends 7:50 PM ... back in a minute or two]

### Brahms: Sonata No. 1

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano in E minor, Op. 38 (1865)

01. [7:52 PM] _Allegro non troppo_
02. [8:06 PM] _Allegretto quasi Menuetto_
03. [8:12 PM] _Allegro_  
[set ends 8:19 PM; off after after applause, bows and a curtain call or two]

## Set Two

[8:43 PM lights down, announcements, band out]

### Prokofiev: Adagio from Cinderella, Op. 97 bis

01. [8:44 PM] Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Adagio from _Cinderella_, Op. 97 bis (1944)  
[work ends 8:48 PM; continues without applause almost immediately into the next work]

### Prokofiev: Sonata in C Major, Op. 119

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 119 (1949)

01. [8:48 PM] _Andante grave; Moderato animato; Allegro moderato_
02. [9:00 PM] _Moderato; Andante dolce_
03. [9:04 PM] _Allegro ma non troppo; Andantino_  
[set ends 9:12 PM; off after after applause, bows and a curtain call or two; back in a minute or two]

### Encore: Chopin: Etude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 7

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849): Etude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 7, (1834), arr. Glazunov (date unknown)

01. [9:15 PM] _Lento_   
[show ends 9:20 PM; more bows & applause, then it's a wrap!]


## Performers

* [Alessio Bax](http://www.alessiobax.com/): piano;
* [Sol Gabetta](http://www.solgabetta.com/): cello.


## Notes

Tonight was fun, though I have mixed feelings about sitting up in the fron box seat (good views!) versus down front and center (more enveloping sound). I suppose that if money were no object, I'd opt for the better sound up front, but given that I must necessarily make concessions to what I can afford, the box seat is an **excellent** compromise!

As for the program, I enjoyed the short Schumann opener, and the final Prokofiev sonata best. Brahms in the middle? Well, it wasn't bad, but I fin that his tendency to rely on dark thick sounds leads me to listen less carefully ... why fight the murk? ... and so I have little to say about that piece.

It would have been nice for Sol or Alessio to introduce the brief encore piece, but I can accept that information via other channels; thanks Mr. Kosman!

Joshua Kosman posted a [review](http://www.sfchronicle.com/music/article/Cellist-takes-a-sumptuous-bow-10618949.php) of the show for SF Gate -- he seemed quite taken with the experience; in his own words, "gobsmacked". I dunno. I agree that it was good, but gobsmacked? That expression is a little extreme!

This unattributed [article](http://www.thestrad.com/there-is-a-tiger-inside-this-instrument-sol-gabetta-talks-about-her-newly-acquired-cello/) from _the Strad_ asserts that the sumptuous sound referenced by Kosman wasn't just hyperbole...

[Program notes](http://sfperformances.org/performances/1617/SolGabetta.html)

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