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 this Wednesday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite No. 3 In C Major: 4. Sarabande
Daniel Muller-Schott, cello
Johann Sebastian Bach: Six Suites for Solo Cello
Glissando 779024
Eileen Ivers: Bygone Days
Michael Newman, guitar; Laura Oltman, guitar
The Mannes School of Music, Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall at Mannes School of Music, New York, NY
Mike Marshall: Harvest Time
Chris Thile, mandolin; Mike Marshall, mandolin
Savannah Music Festival, Charles H. Morris Center, Savannah, GA
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Dan Larkin from Windsor, CA
Antonin Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: Movements 2, 3
Daniel Muller-Schott, cello SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden and Freiburg; Tito Munoz, conductor
Heidelberg Spring Festival, Congress House, Stadthalle, Heidelberg, Germany
Hour 2
Robert Schumann (trans. Eric Ruske): Fantasiestucke, Op. 73 Rasch und mit Feuer
Eric Ruske, horm; Pedja Muzijevic, piano
The Classic Horn: World Premiere Transcriptions
Albany 615
Gabriel Pierne: Introduction and Variations on a Popular Rondo
Sinta Saxophone Quartet
Corpus Christi Chamber Music Society, Wolfe Recital Hall, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX
Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat, Op. 47
Wu Han, piano; Daniel Hope, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; David Finckel, cello
Mozart@Augsburg Festival, Small Golden Hall, Town Hall, Augsburg, Germany
Aaron Jay Kernis: For the Love of the Mountains
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra; Donald Runnicles, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY
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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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