Each week on our Piano Puzzler, composer Bruce Adolphe re-writes a familiar tune in the style of a classical composer. We then get one of our listeners on the phone to try to guess the tune and the composer whose style Bruce is imitating. Play along with our Piano Puzzler, on Wednesday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Seasons: Autumn Song - October
Moshe Hammer, violin; Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, cello; William Tritt, piano
Miniatures
CBC 1043
Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61 ('Mozartiana')
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz, conductor
Witold Lutoslawski Polish Radio Concert Studio, Warsaw, Poland
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is David H. from San Francisco, CA
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Platero y yo, Op. 190: 1. Los gitanos; 2. Golindrinas; 3. La primavera
Adam Levin, guitar
Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA
Hour 2
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in a minor, Op. 56, "Scottish": 2. Vivace non troppo
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos 1 - 5
EuroDisc 69237
Marin Marais: Folies d'Espagne
Bolette Roed, recorders
Music in Paradise Festival, Seminar Church, Paradyz, Poland
Mily Balakirev: Islamey (Oriental Fantasy)
Nareh Arghamanyan, piano
Laurel Heights United Methodist Church, San Antonio, TX
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in c minor, Op. 11
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX
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American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at APM Distribution.
Performance Today® features live concert recordings that can’t be heard anywhere else, highlights from new album releases, and in-studio performances and interviews. Performance Today® is based at the APM studios in St. Paul, Minnesota, but is frequently on the road, with special programs broadcast from festivals and public radio stations around the country. Also, each Wednesday, composer Bruce Adolphe joins host Fred Child for a classical musical game and listener favorite: the Piano Puzzler.
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