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Chopin reimagined

On this weekend's Performance Today, Bruce Adolphe will join us for this week's Piano Puzzler. Plus, he'll stick around to talk about a new series of pieces he's written; his personal reactions to Frederic Chopin, called Chopin Dreams.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum, K. 339
Joshua Bell, violin; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell - Voice of the Violin
Sony 97779

Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Suite from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11: Movements 1-5
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; Andres Cardenas, conductor
Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX

The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Nathan Stodola from Brooklyn, NY

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: Movements 2-3
Martin Chalifour, violin; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA

Hour 2

Carl Maria von Weber: Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 10, No. 3
Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Eric le Sage, piano
Karl Maria von Weber: Sonatas pour Flute
Valois 4751

Carl Maria von Weber: Overture to "Euryanthe"
Concerto Koln; Michael Guttler, conductor
Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland

Bruce Adolphe: New York Nocturne from Chopin Dreams
Carlo Grante, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN

Frederic Chopin: Mazurka Op. 17, No. 4
Carlo Grante, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN

Bruce Adolphe: Jazzurka from Chopin Dreams
Carlo Grante, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN

John Williams: Adventures on Earth from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Houston Symphony; John Williams, conductor
Jesse H. Jones Hall, Houston, TX

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