San Francisco Symphony presents Nathan Laube
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
3:00 PM, Sunday, October 22, 2017

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[3:00 PM lights down, announcements, performer out]

1. [3:02 PM] Joseph Jongen (1873-1953): Sonata Eroica in C-sharp minor, Op. 94 (1930)
   [3:19 PM work ends; applause; remarks from NL about the rest of the program]

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847): Variations sérieuses, Opus 54 (1841, transcribed for organ by Nathan Laube

1. [3:22 PM] Theme »
2. [3:23 PM] Variation 1 »
3. [3:23 PM] Variation 2 »
4. [3:24 PM] Variation 3 »
5. [3:24 PM] Variation 4 »
6. [3:25 PM] Variation 5 »
7. [3:26 PM] Variation 6 »
8. [3:26 PM] Variation 7 »
9. [3:27 PM] Variation 8 »
10. [3:28 PM] Variation 9 »
11. [3:28 PM] Variation 10 »
12. [3:29 PM] Variation 11 »
13. [3:29 PM] Variation 12 »
14. [3:30 PM] Variation 13 »
15. [3:31 PM] Variation 14 »
16. [3:31 PM] Variation 15 »
17. [3:32 PM] Variation 16 »
18. [3:33 PM] Variation 17
    [work ends 3:37 PM; brief silent pause before next work]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 (ca. 1708)

1. [3:37 PM] Theme »
2. [3:38 PM] Variation 1 »
3. [3:38 PM] Variation 2 »
4. [3:39 PM] Variation 3 »
5. [3:39 PM] Variation 4 »
6. [3:39 PM] Variation 5 »
7. [3:40 PM] Variation 6 »
8. [3:40 PM] Variation 7 »
9. [3:41 PM] Variation 8 »
10. [3:41 PM] Variation 9 »
11. [3:41 PM] Variation 10 »
12. [3:42 PM] Variation 11 »
13. [3:42 PM] Variation 12 »
14. [3:42 PM] Variation 13 »
15. [3:43 PM] Variation 14 »
16. [3:43 PM] Variation 15 »
17. [3:44 PM] Variation 16 »
18. [3:44 PM] Variation 17 »
19. [3:44 PM] Variation 18 »
20. [3:45 PM] Variation 19 »
21. [3:45 PM] Variation 20 »
22. [3:45 PM] Variation 21 »
23. [3:45 PM] Fugue
    [work ends 3:51 PM]

[4:14 PM lights down, words about the program from NL]

1. [4:18 PM] Jean Jules Aimable Roger-Ducasse (1873-1954): Pastorale (1909)
   [work ends 4:30 PM; brief silent pause]

Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986): Suite for Organ, Op. 5 (1932)

1. [4:31 PM] Prélude
2. [4:40 PM] Sicilienne
3. [4:47 PM] Toccata
   [work ends 4:55 PM]
   
   Encore
4. [5:m PM] Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphony No.9, Op.70 'Gothique' (1894); ii: Andante sostenuto
   [show ends 5:03 PM]

• Nathan Laube: organ.

Program Notes

As could easily be predicted if you've been reading these reviews for long, I was happiest hearing the Bach Passacaglia, but honestly, the entire program was pretty darn good. Nathan Line plays with a light, athletic touch, which makes it pretty easy to follow the melodic lines. And playing all but one of the works on the program from memory? Bravo! A great start to this season's organ series!

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2017 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2017 event list! ☸ On to the next event!