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Performance Today®

Our weekly musical game

Every week on our Piano Puzzler, composer Bruce Adolphe re-writes a familiar tune in the style of a great composer. Then, one of our listeners calls in and tries to guess two things: the tune, and the composer whose style Bruce is mimicking. Play along with our weekly musical game, on Wednesday's Performance Today.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque
State Symphonic Band of Sao Paulo; Shawn Smith, conductor
Instituto Pensarte, Sala Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Allison Toltz from Montreal, Canada

Manuel de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Joyce Yang, piano; Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra; Rafael Payare, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO

Hour 2

Mikhail Glinka: Nocturne for Harp
Emmanuel Ceysson, harp
The Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, The Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach, FL

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551, "Jupiter"
Danish Radio Chamber Orchestra; Adam Fischer, conductor
Concert Hall, DR Concert House, Copenhagen, Denmark

Unknown: You and I
Dallas Brass; Mike Levine, conductor
Beaches Fine Arts Series, St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL

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About Performance Today®

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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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