SF Perofrmances presents Garrick Ohlsson celebrating the works of Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (1872-1915)
2015-04-06
Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA
7:30 PM, Monday, April 6, 2015
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Scriabin: Sonatas 1, 3, 8, 9 and 10
[7:34 PM lights down, Garrick enters]
Prélude in D-flat Major, Op. 11, No. 15 (1896)
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 6 (1892)
Prélude in D-flat Major, Op. 59, No. 2 (1910)
Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 66 (1913)
Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 (1913), Messe noire (Black Mass)
[8:50 PM lights down, Garrick returns]
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 23 (1898)
Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70 (1913), Insect Sonata
First Encore
Poème in F-sharp Major, Op. 32, No. 1 (1903)
Second Encore
Étude in C-sharp minor, Op. 42, No. 5 (1903)
Originally scheduled for Pi Day, this show was postponed a few weeks in order to accommodate Ohlsson's emergency dental surgery (though no comment was made about this at tonight's show). Sitting at stage right behind the piano bench made for a somewhat obstructed view –I could only see the bottom octave on the left and the top third or so on the right – but it also made for marvelous listening, as we were raised up a step or two off the floor.
Stephen Smoliar posted a review for the Examiner; I take it from his lack of complaint that he enjoyed the show, though he didn't seem to comment much on that issue. I dunno, it seems to me that the primary reason to go to a recital is to hear music that you are inclined to like. Commenting whether that need was met or not seems entirely natural, no?
In my case, I was thoroughly delighted, and I wish I'd been able to hear the first recital back in December. I'll be on the lookout for future shows by Olsson (as I have, since hearing him play at a Busoni lecture/recital), as well as shows by other performers where Scriabin's works have been programmed.
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