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Midori at Bing Concert Hall, February 6, 2013

Set One

[8:01 PM lights down, Midori and Özgür take the stage, followed by a student page-turner]

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3 (1801-02)

  • Allegro assai
  • Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
  • Allegro vivace

[work ends 8:24 PM]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Violin Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1014 (1720)

  • Adagio
  • Allegro
  • Andante
  • Allegro

[work ends 8:40 PM]

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, “Spring” (1800-01)

  • Allegro
  • Adagio molto espressivo
  • Scherzo: Allegro molto
  • Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

[set ends 9:06 PM]

Set Two

[9:29 PM, lights down; getting ready]

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1 (1797-98)

  • Allegro con brio
  • Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto
  • Rondo: Allegro

[work ends 9:47 PM]

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Violin Sonata No. 3 in d minor, Op. 108 (1888)

  • Allegro
  • Adagio
  • Un poco presto e con sentimento
  • Presto agitato

[work ends 10:10 PM]

Encore: Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904): Slavonic Dance No. 2, Op. 46, arr Fritz Kreisler

[show ends 10:17 PM]

Performers

  • Özgür Aydin: piano;
  • Midori Goto: violin.

Notes

Tonight's recital was a real gem – plenty of great works from the big B's (that's Bach, Beethoven and Brahms to you illiterates), performed with panache by a pair of terrific musicians.

I was joined tonight by TC, Jeff & Sandra, seated in the back row of Terrace 3 - at roughly 10:30 PM if you imagine looking out from the stage with midnight straight ahead, but raised up quite a bit higher than the equivalently distant seats in the center section. Afterwards, TC complained that he thought we were too far away to really hear the violin, but I thought the sound was fine. Sure, it might have been more fun to sit onstage and be only a few feet from the musicians, but that seating choice wasn't available when I first placed my order.

Surprisingly, it appears that this event failed to attract the attention of any professional reviewers – shame on them!

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