Thursday at The Getty Center plus the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Disney Hall

After a scone and tea with the L.A. Times on the terrace of the Getty Center, I roamed slowly through the Turner exhibit one more time, enjoying the paintings of Joseph Mallord William Turner.  I appreciated his mastery and creativity.  I was first introduced to his works in 1964 while visiting the Tate Museum in London for the first time.  It was wonderful seeing some of these paintings once again 51 years later.

"Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, October 16, 1934," exhibited 1835

"Peace Burial at Sea," 1842z 

"Snow Storm Steam Boat of a Harbour's Mouth," 1842

I then strolled through the museum visiting old favorites and seeing some I hadn't noticed before. Here are photos of some of my Thursday favorites:

"Starry Night," 1893 by Edvard Munch, Norwegian, 1863-1944

"The Rue Mosnier with Flags," 1878, Edouard Manet. French, 1832-1883.  During a national holiday with patriotic decorations a disabled veteran struggles down the street.

"An Old Woman with a Cat," 1878 by Max Liebermann, German, 1847-1935

"Te Centennial of Independence,," 1892 by Henri Rousseau, French 1844-1910

"Russian Dancers," 1899 by Edgar Degas, French, 1834-1917, pastel on tracing paper.

These are pastels like the ones used by Degas.

"A Panoramic Landscape," 1665 by Philips Koninck, Dutch, 1619-1688.

"Saint John the Evangelist," 1625-28 by Frans Hals, Dutch, 1582-1666.

In the evening, I was off to the Disney Hall for a "LA Philharmonic concert conducted by Gustavo Dudamel.  The performance featured two works by Manuel De Falla born in 1876 in Spain and died in 1946 in Argentina.  They were "Suite NO. 2 from "The Three-Cornered Hat," and "El amor Brujo."  The other piece was "Concierto de Aranjuez," by Joaquin Rodrigo, born in 1901 and died in 1999 in Madrid Spain.

During the pre-concert program, Asadour Santourian interviewed Angel Romero, the guitarist who played the solo with the orchestra for the Rodrigo piece.  He talked about knowing Rodrigo, staying in his home and how the blind composer created his works on a piano.  He said that with a piano one uses all 10 fingers and with the guitar he uses just four and that he has to work hard to hit all the fast notes.  

 These photos by Laurence K. Ho of the L.A. Times show some of the action performance of the Falla, "El amor brujo."  The bottom photo shows dancers George Akram and Siudy Garrido (choreographer) on the stage above the orchestra.  The top photo shows the orchestra with more dancers from the Siudy Garrido Dance Company.   The performance also included the flamenco singer Argentina.  The audience was wowed and gave the performance a standing ovation.