SFJAZZ presents The Music of Bach, performed by Cameron Carpenter on the International Touring Organ
Robert M. Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
2:00 PM, Sunday, February 11, 2018

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[2:07 PM lights down, announcements, CC out]

1. [2:07 PM] Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Chorale Prelude on “In Dulci Jubilo”, BWV 729
2. [2:10 PM] Louis Victor Jules Vierne (1870–1937): Prélude (first movement) from Symphonie No.1, Op.14 (1895–98)
   
   Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 (ca. 1710)
3. [2:15 PM] Prelude
4. [2:19 PM] Fugue
   [2:24 PM Cameron greets us and back announces the first few pieces]
   
   Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): French Suite No.5 in G major, BWV 816 (ca. 1722)
5. [2:28 PM] Allemande
6. [2:30 PM] Courante
7. [2:31 PM] Sarabande
8. [2:32 PM] Gavotte
9. [2:33 PM] Bourrée
10. [2:35 PM] Loure
11. [2:37 PM] Gigue
    [2:39 PM long talk from Cameron]
    
    Aleksandr Scriabin (1872–1915): Piano Sonata No.4 in F-sharp Major, Op.30 (1903), arr. Carpenter
12. [2:46 PM] Andante
13. [2:50 PM] Prestissimo volando
    [set ends 2:54 PM]

[3:12 PM lights down, announcements, band out]

Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542

1. [3:12 PM] Prelude: Fantasia
2. [3:17 PM] Fugue
   
   [3:23 PM Cameron introduces the next work]
3. [3:27 PM] Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958): Rhosymedre (Andantino) (1920), second of 3 Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes
4. [3:31 PM] Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Canon on F.H. Himmel's “An Alexis send' ich dich” for pedal piano in A flat major (1832-33)
   [3:36 PM Cameron back announce and brief talk about his notions regarding improvisation]
   
   Cameron Carpenter: Three Improvisations for International Touring Organ
5. [3:39 PM] I
6. [3:43 PM] II
7. [3:49 PM] III
   [set ends 3:55 PM]
   
   Encore
8. [3:56 PM] ? (unidentified circus-y extravaganza)
   [show ends 4:01 PM]

• Cameron Carpenter: organ.

Whoa! This section is incomplete for now, sorry!

• Amazing trills on the Bach Gigue: it was like CC was performing an Irish Step-Dance on the pedals
• Presumably CC arranged the Schumann piece, but I couldn't find verification
• The three CC improves were interestingly different from one another, though the first two both the same sort of beautifully wispy diminuendo as a conclusion. The third piece seemed to me to be tracing a hymn or other simple choral line.
• Pulling out all the stops? Indeed, metaphorically, there were several moments of full blast everything: impressive, when used judiciously!
• It seemed to me as if CC deliberately avoided using any brass voicing: perhaps he was working around technical difficulties with his instrument? It's hard to imagine that he'd create his 'dream instrument' without including those timbres.

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