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
George Gershwin (arr. Jonathan Tunick): But Not For Me
Joshua Bell, violin; London Symphony Orchestra; John Wiliams, conductor
Gershwin Fantasy
Sony 60659
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Joshua Bell, violin; Aspen Festival Orchestra; Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Aspen Music Festival, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Joe Sorenson from Albuquerque, NM
Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi: Sonata Op. 3, No. 2, "La Cesta"
Mark Fewer, violin; David Ying, cello; Pedja Muzijevic, harpsichord; Geoff Nuttall, conductor
Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston SC
Hour 2
Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16: 3. Sehr aufgeregt - atwas langsamer - erstes Tempo
Jonathan Biss, piano
Schumann: Fantasie, Kreisleriana & Arabeske
EMI 65391
David Maslanka: Rollo Takes a Walk
The Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Wind Symphony; Nicholas Williams, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX
Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 3, "Rhenish," Op. 97
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Antonin Dvorak: Cypresses for String Quartet, B. 152: 12. You Are Asking Why
Daniel Hope, violin; Erin Keefe, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; David Finckel, cello
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY
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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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