Jean Rondeau at Alfred Hertz Memorial Concert Hall, November 5, 2023

Cal Performances presents Jean Rondeau
Alfred Hertz Memorial Concert Hall
U.C. Berkeley, 101 Cross-Sproul Path, Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
3:00 PM, Sunday, November 5, 2023

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[3:01 PM] {lights down, waiting}
[3:02 PM] {JR out without introduction; sits silently at the harpsichord awhile before beginning to play}

1. [3:03 PM] Johann Joseph Fux (1660–1741): Harpeggio (c.1730)
   [3:07 PM] {work ends}
   
   Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809): Piano Sonata № 31 in A-flat major, Hob XVI-46 (c. 1767–70)
2. [3:07 PM] I. Allegro moderato
3. [3:19 PM] II. Adagio
4. [3:27 PM] III. Finale. Presto
   [3:32 PM] {work ends; Greetings from JR; brief talk about today's program}
   
   Muzio Clementi (1752–1832): Selection from Gradus ad Parnassum, Op. 44
5. [3:34 PM] № 45 Preludio Andante malinconico in C minor (1819)
   [3:37 PM] {work ends}
   
   Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): excerpt from Zwei Präludien durch alle Dur-Tonarten für das Pianoforte oder die Orgel
6. [3:37 PM] Prelude № 2 in C major, Op. 39 (1789)
   [3:40 PM] {work ends}
   
   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791): Piano Sonata № 16 in C major, K.545 (1788)
7. [3:40 PM] I. Allegro
8. [3:45 PM] II. Andante
9. [3:51 PM] III. Rondo. Allegretto
   [3:52 PM] {work ends}
   
   Two more Mozart pieces
10. [3:53 PM] Mozart: Rondo in A minor, K.511 (1787)
11. [4:06 PM] Mozart: Fantasia № 3 in D minor, K.397 (1782, incomplete)
    [4:12 PM] {set ends; JR makes a few trips off and back to bask in applause}
    
    Encore
12. [4:14 PM] (unannounced excerpt – “Andante” from an as yet unidentified keyboard sonata by C.P.E. Bach)
    [4:19 PM] {more applause}
    [4:20 PM] {show ends}

• Jean Rondeau: harpsichord.

All piano works above transcribed for harpsichord by Jean Rondeau.

The audience that turned out for today's recital were especially good listeners, making for a very special listening session with nary a cough or scrape (and only one cell phone buzz).

Playing to a very dimly lit hall, it was easy to close the eyes and be swept away on the silent wings of sleep. Harder so to listen and concentrate on the amazing artistry displayed by Rondeau.

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Program Notes or program notes

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