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Performance Today®

A musical puzzle

Every week on our Piano Puzzler, composer Bruce Adolphe re-writes a familiar tune in the style of a classical composer. Play along on Wednesday's Performance Today to see if you can guess the tune and the composer whose style Bruce is mimicking.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Carl Nielsen: Overture Maskarade
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor
Nielsen Symphonies 4 and 5
Virgin 91210

Simone Rubino: Chorale, for marimba
Simone Rubino, marimba
Schwetzingen Festival, Jagdsaal, Schwetzingen, Germany

The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Audrey Lorden from San Diego, CA

Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 6, "Sinfonia semplice": 1. Tempo giusto; 2. Humoreske; 4. Tema con variazioni
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo, conductor
Radio 3 Live in Concert Series, Barbican Centre Hall, London, England

Hour 2

Paul Hindemith: 4 Pieces for 2 bassoons
Daniele Damiano, bassoon; Milan Turkovic, bassoon
United Sounds of Bassoon
Koch/Schwann 313 742

Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Music For Le malade imaginaire: Movements 1-8
Tempesta di Mare; Gwyn Roberts and Richard Stone, artistic directors
Philadelphia, PA

Frederic Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47
Stephen Hough, piano
Spivey Hall, Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA

Francois Devienne: Concerto No. 4 for Bassoon and Orchestra
Kristin Wolfe Jensen, bassoon; River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; Alastair Willis, conductor
The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, 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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