San Francisco Symphony presents an Organ Series recital featuring Jens Korndorfer
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
3:00 PM, Sunday, January 5, 2020

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[3:02 PM lights down; announcements; JK out; program correction]

1. [3:04 PM] Max Reger (1873–1916): Introduction and Passacaglia in D minor, WoO IV/6 (1899)
   [3:13 PM; pause to tweak the stops]
2. [3:13 PM] Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Chorale Prelude, Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (ca. 1740)
3. [3:18 PM] Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541 (1733)
   [3:25 PM; JK comments about Paganini & Thalben-Ball]
4. [3:28 PM] George Thalben-Ball (1896–1987): Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for organ pedal solo
5. [3:35 PM] Arthur Foote (1853–1937): Oriental Sketch, AKA Yon Rising Moon, 5th Mvt from 5 Poems after Omar Khayyam, Op. 41 (1898)
   [3:40 PM; JK introduction]
6. [3:42 PM] Pamela Decker (b. 1955): Windows of the Spirit (West Coast premiere)
   [set ends 3:52 PM]

[4:14 PM lights down, announcements, JK out]

1. [4:15 PM] Marcel Dupré (1886–1971): Variations sur un Noël, Op. 20
   [4:26 PM; JK yack about the next work]
2. [4:29 PM] Valery Aubertin (b. 1970): Sonatine pour les étoiles, 2nd Mvt from Le Livre Ouvert, Op. 6 (1994)
   
   Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911): Sonate No. 1, Op. 42 (1874)
3. [4:35 PM] Introduction (Largo e maestoso) et Allegro
4. [4:44 PM] Pastorale: Andante quasi Allegretto
5. [4:51 PM] Final: Allegro assai
   [work & set end 4:58 PM]
   
   Encore
   [4:59 PM; JK Introduction]
6. [5:00 PM] Louis-Claude Daquin (1694–1772): le Noël Suisse (1757)
   [show ends 5:05 PM]

• Jens Korndörfer: organ.

Today's recital offered a bunch of unfamiliar pieces, which turned out to be pretty good.

Jens seemed to enjoy talking, which was a help in clearing up some of the errors and omissions in the printed program.

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