Poster Clara Schumann
Clara Schumann. Engraved portrait by Em. Raerentzen & Co., 1842
Yale University Library
Performance Today®

Clara Schumann's Romance

On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll hear a Romance by Schumann. By Clara Schumann, that is -- the great pianist who gave up composing when she married Robert Schumann. Plus, Bruce Adolphe joins us for this week's Piano Puzzler.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 102 in B flat major, Hob. I/102
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA

The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Sara Tillotson from Tulsa, OK

Wojciech Kilar: Orawa
Baltic Sea Youth Orchestra; Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland

Hour 2

Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Red Priest
Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Clara Schumann: Romanze, from Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7
Kirill Gerstein, piano; Ilya Finkelshteyn, cello
Springer Auditorium, Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH

Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D Major, Op. 107, "Reformation"
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, music director
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA

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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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