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San Francisco Performances presents a solo recital by Yuja Wang
2014-12-01
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA
7:30 PM, Monday, December 1, 2014
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[7:35 PM lights down, announcements]
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Selections from Schwanengesang (Swan song), D.957, (1828) arranged for piano by Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): from Die schöne Müllerin (the Lovely Maid of the Mill), Op. 25, D.795 (1824); arranged for piano by Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Sonata in A Major, Op. Posth., D.959 (1828)
[8:49 PM lights down]
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915): Selected works
Quick notes in need of an update! <(wip)>
Easy traffic today (must be the extended Thanksgiving lull) and then easy parking when two spots open up a block away from the hall. Oh happy day!
My first set experience was somewhat marred by feedback from the hearing aid of the guy sitting behind me – fixed only after turning around and getting the attention of his wife (who probably couldn't hear the nasty whine either, but at least knew what to do when folks started giving them the stink eye).
Outside at setbreak for some cool air. The building across Van Ness at Fell seems to be set up for some sort of light show, as the lights are flicking on and off in a fairly organized fashion. Kind of cool for a minute or three, but I bet it's annoying to the folks facing west from the condos on lower Polk! City hall is lit up in bright red tonight. Wonder what that's for… probably not for the 49ers latest loss to the Seahawks!
First encore was similar to the rest of the second set – I'm gonna guess that it's another Scriabin piece.
Second encore was quite familiar, but I haven't yet matched my recollection of the tune to an actual title. Seemed like a Hungarian Dance or one of Dvořák's Slavonic Dances or some such work: especially nice because it was quite lyrical and dreamy, as opposed to being simply virtuosic. I especially liked that Yuja played with the meter of this piece, allowing it to speed up and slow down as if being performed by a pair of spinning ice dancers. Would have been nice for Yuja to tell us what she was going to play – or to wait for everyone to sit down! – but it made for a fun bit of listening nonetheless.
Lara Downes posted a nice promotional interview with Yuja at SFCV.
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