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The Piano Puzzler

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

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to La Clemenza di Tito
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
The Classics - Mozart: Overtures
Virgin Classics 63284

Hans Werner Henze: I Sentimenti di Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Carol Wincenc, flute; Nancy Allen, harp; Attacca Quartet
Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series, Peter Jay Sharp Theater, New York, NY

The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Sherry Mills from Austin, TX

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Quintet in E-flat Major, K. 407
Andrew Bain, horn; Jasmine Lin, violin; Burchard Tang, viola; Nathan Cole, viola; Priscilla Lee, cello
Chamber Music Festival of Lexington, Fasig-Tipton Pavilion, Lexington, KY

Hour 2

Antonin Dvorak (arr. Fritz Kreisler): Sonatina for violin and piano, Op.100, "Indian Lament"
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Patricia Zander, piano
Kreisler, Paganini: Works
Sony 37280

Damian Montano: Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Wind Ensemble
Sarah Frisof, flute; Naoko Nakamura, harp; Dallas Winds; Jerry Junkin, conductor
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX

Pablo Ziegler: Elegia sobre "Adios Nonino"
Bion Tsang, cello; Pablo Ziegler, piano
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA

Antonin Dvorak: The Water Goblin, Op. 107
RTVE Symphony Orchestra; Jun Markl, conductor
Teatro Monumental, Madrid, Spain

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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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