Cameron Carpenter at Robert M. Miner Auditorium, February 11, 2018

SFJAZZ presents The Music of Bach, performed by Cameron Carpenter on the International Touring Organ
Robert M. Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
2:00 PM, Sunday, February 11, 2018

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[2:07 PM lights down, announcements, CC out]

1. [2:07 PM] Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Chorale Prelude on “In Dulci Jubilo”, BWV 729
2. [2:10 PM] Louis Victor Jules Vierne (1870–1937): Prélude (first movement) from Symphonie No.1, Op.14 (1895–98)
   
   Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 (ca. 1710)
3. [2:15 PM] Prelude
4. [2:19 PM] Fugue
   [2:24 PM Cameron greets us and back announces the first few pieces]
   
   Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): French Suite No.5 in G major, BWV 816 (ca. 1722)
5. [2:28 PM] Allemande
6. [2:30 PM] Courante
7. [2:31 PM] Sarabande
8. [2:32 PM] Gavotte
9. [2:33 PM] Bourrée
10. [2:35 PM] Loure
11. [2:37 PM] Gigue
    [2:39 PM long talk from Cameron]
    
    Aleksandr Scriabin (1872–1915): Piano Sonata No.4 in F-sharp Major, Op.30 (1903), arr. Carpenter
12. [2:46 PM] Andante
13. [2:50 PM] Prestissimo volando
    [set ends 2:54 PM]

[3:12 PM lights down, announcements, band out]

Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542

1. [3:12 PM] Prelude: Fantasia
2. [3:17 PM] Fugue
   
   [3:23 PM Cameron introduces the next work]
3. [3:27 PM] Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958): Rhosymedre (Andantino) (1920), second of 3 Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes
4. [3:31 PM] Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Canon on F.H. Himmel's “An Alexis send' ich dich” for pedal piano in A flat major (1832-33)
   [3:36 PM Cameron back announce and brief talk about his notions regarding improvisation]
   
   Cameron Carpenter: Three Improvisations for International Touring Organ
5. [3:39 PM] I
6. [3:43 PM] II
7. [3:49 PM] III
   [set ends 3:55 PM]
   
   Encore
8. [3:56 PM] ? (unidentified circus-y extravaganza)
   [show ends 4:01 PM]

• Cameron Carpenter: organ.

Whoa! This section is incomplete for now, sorry!

• Amazing trills on the Bach Gigue: it was like CC was performing an Irish Step-Dance on the pedals
• Presumably CC arranged the Schumann piece, but I couldn't find verification
• The three CC improves were interestingly different from one another, though the first two both the same sort of beautifully wispy diminuendo as a conclusion. The third piece seemed to me to be tracing a hymn or other simple choral line.
• Pulling out all the stops? Indeed, metaphorically, there were several moments of full blast everything: impressive, when used judiciously!
• It seemed to me as if CC deliberately avoided using any brass voicing: perhaps he was working around technical difficulties with his instrument? It's hard to imagine that he'd create his 'dream instrument' without including those timbres.

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