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Jens Korndorfer at Davies Symphony Hall, January 5, 2020

San Francisco Symphony presents an Organ Series recital featuring Jens Korndorfer
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
3:00 PM, Sunday, January 5, 2020

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Set One

[3:02 PM lights down; announcements; JK out; program correction]

  1. [3:04 PM] Max Reger (1873–1916): Introduction and Passacaglia in D minor, WoO IV/6 (1899)
    [3:13 PM; pause to tweak the stops]
  2. [3:13 PM] Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Chorale Prelude, Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (ca. 1740)
  3. [3:18 PM] Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541 (1733)
    [3:25 PM; JK comments about Paganini & Thalben-Ball]
  4. [3:28 PM] George Thalben-Ball (1896–1987): Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for organ pedal solo
  5. [3:35 PM] Arthur Foote (1853–1937): Oriental Sketch, AKA Yon Rising Moon, 5th Mvt from 5 Poems after Omar Khayyam, Op. 41 (1898)
    [3:40 PM; JK introduction]
  6. [3:42 PM] Pamela Decker (b. 1955): Windows of the Spirit (West Coast premiere)
    [set ends 3:52 PM]

Set Two

[4:14 PM lights down, announcements, JK out]

  1. [4:15 PM] Marcel Dupré (1886–1971): Variations sur un Noël, Op. 20
    [4:26 PM; JK yack about the next work]
  2. [4:29 PM] Valery Aubertin (b. 1970): Sonatine pour les étoiles, 2nd Mvt from Le Livre Ouvert, Op. 6 (1994)

    Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911): Sonate No. 1, Op. 42 (1874)
  3. [4:35 PM] Introduction (Largo e maestoso) et Allegro
  4. [4:44 PM] Pastorale: Andante quasi Allegretto
  5. [4:51 PM] Final: Allegro assai
    [work & set end 4:58 PM]

    Encore
    [4:59 PM; JK Introduction]
  6. [5:00 PM] Louis-Claude Daquin (1694–1772): le Noël Suisse (1757)
    [show ends 5:05 PM]

Performers

Notes

Today's recital offered a bunch of unfamiliar pieces, which turned out to be pretty good.

Jens seemed to enjoy talking, which was a help in clearing up some of the errors and omissions in the printed program.

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