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Midori at Bing Concert Hall, February 6, 2013
Midori
Bing Concert Hall
Stanford University
327 Lasuen St, Palo Alto, CA
8 PM, Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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Set One
[8:01 PM lights down, Midori and Özgür take the stage, followed by a student page-turner]
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3 (1801-02)
- Allegro assai
- Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
- Allegro vivace
[work ends 8:24 PM]
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Violin Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1014 (1720)
- Adagio
- Allegro
- Andante
- Allegro
[work ends 8:40 PM]
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, “Spring” (1800-01)
- Allegro
- Adagio molto espressivo
- Scherzo: Allegro molto
- Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
[set ends 9:06 PM]
Set Two
[9:29 PM, lights down; getting ready]
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1 (1797-98)
- Allegro con brio
- Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto
- Rondo: Allegro
[work ends 9:47 PM]
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Violin Sonata No. 3 in d minor, Op. 108 (1888)
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Un poco presto e con sentimento
- Presto agitato
[work ends 10:10 PM]
Encore: Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904): Slavonic Dance No. 2, Op. 46, arr Fritz Kreisler
[show ends 10:17 PM]
Performers
- Özgür Aydin: piano;
- Midori Goto: violin.
Notes
Tonight's recital was a real gem – plenty of great works from the big B's (that's Bach, Beethoven and Brahms to you illiterates), performed with panache by a pair of terrific musicians.
I was joined tonight by TC, Jeff & Sandra, seated in the back row of Terrace 3 - at roughly 10:30 PM if you imagine looking out from the stage with midnight straight ahead, but raised up quite a bit higher than the equivalently distant seats in the center section. Afterwards, TC complained that he thought we were too far away to really hear the violin, but I thought the sound was fine. Sure, it might have been more fun to sit onstage and be only a few feet from the musicians, but that seating choice wasn't available when I first placed my order.
Surprisingly, it appears that this event failed to attract the attention of any professional reviewers – shame on them!
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