San Francisco Symphony presents Felix Hell
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
3:00 PM, Sunday, May 27, 2018

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Aria with 30 Variations, AKA Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, ca. 1740 (arranged for organ by Felix Hell)

1. [3:00 PM] [lights down, announcements, Felix out]
2. [3:01 PM] Aria (sarabande)
3. [3:05 PM] Variatio 1. a 1 Clav. (?polonaise) »
4. [3:07 PM] Variatio 2. a 1 Clav.
5. [3:09 PM] Variatio 3. Canone all’Unisono. a 1 Clav.
6. [3:11 PM] Variatio 4. a 1 Clav. (?passepied)
7. [3:14 PM] Variatio 5. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. (arabesque)
8. [3:15 PM] Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav. »
9. [3:17 PM] Variatio 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. al tempo di Giga
10. [3:19 PM] Variatio 8. a 2 Clav. (arabesque) »
11. [3:21 PM] Variatio 9. Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav. »
12. [3:22 PM] Variatio 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav.
13. [3:25 PM] Variatio 11. a 2 Clav. (arabesque)
14. [3:27 PM] Variatio 12. a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quarta in moto contrario
15. [3:29 PM] Variatio 13. a 2 Clav. (sarabande)
16. [3:32 PM] Variatio 14. a 2 Clav. (arabesque)
17. [3:34 PM] Variatio 15. Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav.: Andante (in G minor)
18. [3:38 PM] Variatio 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav.
19. [3:nn PM] Variatio 17. a 2 Clav. (arabesque)
20. [3:nn PM] Variatio 18. Canone alla Sesta. a 1 Clav.
21. [3:42 PM] Variatio 19. a 1 Clav. »
22. [3:45 PM] Variatio 20. a 2 Clav. (arabesque)
23. [3:47 PM] Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima (in G minor) »
24. [3:49 PM] Variatio 22. a 1 Clav. alla breve
25. [3:52 PM] Variatio 23. a 2 Clav. (arabesque)
26. [3:53 PM] Variatio 24. Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav.
27. [3:56 PM] Variatio 25. a 2 Clav.: Adagio (in G minor)
28. [3:59 PM] Variatio 26. a 2 Clav. (arabesque)
29. [4:06 PM] Variatio 27. Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav.
30. [4:11 PM] Variatio 28. a 2 Clav. »
31. [4:13 PM] Variatio 29. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. (arabesque)
32. [4:16 PM] Variatio 30. a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
33. [4:18 PM] Aria da Capo e fine
    [set ends 4:22 PM]
    
    Encore
    [Felix: “Now for some real organ music”]
34. [4:24 PM] Tocatta & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
    [show ends 4:34 PM]

• Felix Hell: organ.

Surely I have a few errors in the timing above. C'est la vie!

Scott Foglesong contributed a detailed set of Program Notes for this show, though he didn't really say much of anything about how Felix treats the work.

Felix posted an 11-minute promo video for his interpretation to YouTube.

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