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NSS leads the New Century Chamber Orchestra at Herbst Theatre, January 13, 2013
New Century Chamber Orchestra
Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA
4:00 PM, Sunday, January 13, 2013
Set One
[8:00 PM go, lights down] Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 10; Bolcom: Romanza for Solo Violin and String Orchestra; Villa Lobos: Aria from Bachianas Brazilieras No. 5; Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 Solo Strings
Achille-Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Debussy (Arr. Holloway): C'est l'extase -- Poems of Paul Verlaine (San Francisco Symphony Commission, World Première) (2012)(ca. 22')
? 7 parts [set ends 8:48 PM]
Set Two
[9:11 PM go!]
Marie-Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957): Three Songs from Chants d'Auvergne (1923; 1927)
- La Delaïssádo
- Malurous qu’o uno fenno
- Baïlèro
[work ends 9:26 PM]
[9:30 PM tunin']
Debussy: La Mer, L.109 (1905)
- “De l'aube à midi sur la mer” - très lent - animez peu à peu “From dawn to midday on the sea” - very slow - animate little by little (B minor)
- “Jeux de vagues” - allegro (dans un rythme très souple) - animé “Play of the Waves” - allegro (with a very versatile rhythm) - animated (C sharp minor)
- “Dialogue du vent et de la mer” - animé et tumultueux - cédez très légérement “Dialogue between wind and waves” - animated and tumultuous - give up very slightly (C sharp minor)
[show ends 9:59 PM]
the Performers
- Michael Tilson Thomas: conductor;
- Renée Fleming: soprano vox;
- unidentified members of the San Francisco Symphony.
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Notes
Sigh, seated off to the side again.
As might be guessed by anyone familiar with the night's repertoire, the performance is lush, and while Stephen Smoliar takes Fleming to task over her delivery, I find her performance to be warm and engaging.
