Every week composer Bruce Adolphe joins us for a musical game; our Piano Puzzler. Bruce re-writes a familiar tune in the style of a great composer, and we get one of our listeners on the phone who tries to guess the hidden tune and the composer whose style Bruce is imitating. Play along with the Piano Puzzler, on Wednesday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Jean Francaix: Quintette: 2. Presto-Trio
Imani Winds
Umoja
Imani 6227
Peter Tchaikovsky: Meditation from Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42, No. 1
Joshua Bell, violin; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Music Hall, Springer Auditorium, Cincinnati, OH
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is William Beyer from Des Moines, IA
Valerie Coleman: Afro-Cuban Concerto for Wind Quintet
Imani Winds
Cutting Edge Concerts, Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, New York, NY
Hour 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: The Ruins of Athens, Overture
The Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, director
Beethoven: Overtures
Nimbus 5130
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Platero y yo, Op. 190
Adam Levin, guitar
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 (Op. 10, No. 2 in F Major)
Jonathan Biss, piano
Jonathan Biss: Beethoven Piano Sonatas Vol. 4
Onyx
Miguel del Aguila: Concierto en Tango
Roman Mekinulov, cello; Miguel Del Aguila, piano; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, 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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