Polina Osetinskaya PIANO: BAROQUE MASTERPIECES FROM EPIC FILMS — Picture Preview

A spokesperson describes the event as follows:

"...For this upcoming intimate solo recital, Osetinskaya turns to a program of some of the most enduring musical masterpieces in history. With her signature virtuosity, Osetinskaya brings to life seminal works by Bach, Handel and Rameau, from epic films by Coppola, Kubrick, Tarkovsky and other luminary directors. The dramatic qualities of the music, which had once enhanced the pivotal moments in these great films, are now distilled by Osetinskaya into a thoughtful and engaging live program..."

WHEN:

Tuesday, June 06, 2023, 8 PM

WHERE:

Herbst Theater
401 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94102

TICKETS:

$49+

For more information and tickets visit the Cherry Orchard Festival website.

PROGRAM:

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685 -1750)
“The Talented Mr. Ripley", 1999; dir. Anthony Minghella
Italian Concerto in F Major
Allegro
Andante
Presto
"Solaris", 1972; dir. Andrey Tarkovsky
Chorale prelude BWV 639 “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” (“I cry to you, Lord Jesus Christ”)
"Fingers", 1978; dir. James Toback
Toccata in E minor
Toccata
Adagio
Fuga
"Breaking the Waves", 1996; dir. Lars von Trier
Sonata No. 2 in E-flat minor for flute and harpsichord, BWV 1031
II: Siciliano
"The Godfather", 1972; dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BWV 582
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685 -1759)
"Barry Lyndon", 1975; dir. Stanley Kubrick
Suite No. 4 in D minor
III: Sarabande
"Autumn Sonata", 1978; dir. Ingmar Bergman
Chaconne with variations in G Major
HENRY PURCELL (1659 -1695)
"The Draftsman's Contract", 1982; dir. Peter Greenaway
Ground in C minor
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU (1683 -1764)
"4 days in France", 2016; dir. Jerome Raybaud
From “Pièces de Clavecin” in E minor
Le rappel des oiseaux (The calling of birds)
Tambourin (Tambourine)
"The Maid", 2016; dir. Pan Chang Uk
From “Pièces de Clavecin” in E minor
La Villageoise (The Villager)
"Casanova", 2015; dir. Jean-Pierrel Jeneut
From “Pièces de Clavecin” in D Major
Les tendres plaintes (Tender complaints)
Les Niais de Sologne (The Fools of Solon)
Les Soupirs (Sighs)
La Joyeuse (The Joyful)
L'entretien des Muses (Conversation of the Muses)
Les Cyclopes (Cyclops)

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