Stanford University Live presents Max Richter, with members of the American Contemporary Music Ensemble
Bing Concert Hall
Stanford University, 327 Lasuen St, Stanford, CA 94305-5005 USA
4:00 PM, Sunday, October 13, 2019

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Max Richter: The Blue Notebooks; Infra

[4:06 PM lights down; announcements from Chris Lorway]
[4:08 PM band out to tune up]
[4:09 PM Greetings & brief remarks about the program from MR]

Max Richter (b.1966): Infra (2010), for piano, electronics and string quintet

1. [4:11 PM] Infra 1
2. [4:n PM] Journey 1
3. [4:n PM] Infra 2
4. [4:n PM] Infra 3
5. [4:n PM] Journey 2
6. [4:n PM] Infra 4
7. [4:n PM] Journey 3
8. [5:n PM] Journey 4
9. [5:n PM] Journey 5
10. [5:n PM] Infra 5
11. [4:n PM] Infra 6
12. [4:n PM] Infra 7
13. [4:n PM] Infra 8 [set ends 4:43 PM; bow, then all off]

[5:06 PM lights down; band out; tuning]

Max Richter (b.1966): The Leftovers (2014-17), for piano, electronics, soprano vox and string quintet

1. [5:08 PM] The Leftovers - Main Title Theme
2. [5:n PM] The Departure
3. [5:n PM] Afterimage 1
4. [5:n PM] De Profundis
5. [5:n PM] Only Questions
6. [5:n PM] Dona Nobis Pacem 1
7. [5:n PM] Afterimage 2
8. [5:n PM] Departure (Reflection)
9. [5:n PM] Dona Nobis Pacem 2
10. [5:n PM] Family Circles
11. [5:n PM] A Blessing
12. [5:n PM] She Remembers
13. [5:n PM] Departure (Lullaby)
14. [5:n PM] Illuminations/Clouds
15. [5:n PM] Afterimage 3
16. [5:n PM] Departure (Home)
    [set ends 5:54 PM]
    
    Encore
    [5:55 PM MR back with the string quintet; MR introduces the final piece; MR at keyboard]
17. [5:56 PM] On the Nature of Daylight (track 2 from The Blue Notebooks (2003))
    [show ends 6:03 PM]

• Grace Davidson: soprano vox;
• Max Richter: piano, Roland RD-700 digital stage piano, Apple laptop;

American Contemporary Music Ensemble

• Claire Bryant: cello;
• Isabel Hagen: viola;
• Clarice Jensen: cello, piano, artistic director;
• Laura Lutzke: violin;
• Ben Russell: violin;

As much as I enjoyed today's show, by the end I was a bit worn down by the samey-saminess of the whole experience. To my untutored ear, there wasn't much evolution between the earliest work (the Encore) and the two newer pieces that anchored the afternoon. Which is not to say that it's a crime to mine the same vein for musical gold, but there's much to be said for knowing when enough is enough!

Both sets of setlist details are approximated from the relevant commercial releases; at this point, I can't really say how accurate they are; I'll have to do some listening later, and compare the albums against the more detailed notes that I took during the show, then post an update.

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Today's photo gallery comes from ol' squinty!

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