On this weekend's Performance Today, composer Bruce Adolphe joins us with this week's Piano Puzzler. Plus we'll go to Geneva for a concert from a remarkable venue, located in the middle of the river that runs through the city.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Richard Strauss: Der Burger als Edelmann: 4. Entrance and Dance of the Tailors
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Strauss: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Divertimento After Couperin / Orpheus CO
Deutsche Grammophon 435871
Osvaldo Lacerda: Fantasia and Rondo
American Brass Quintet
Beaches Fine Arts Series, St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville Beach, FL
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Alex Strong from Bloomington, IN
Richard Strauss: Metamorphoses, study for 23 solo strings
Orchestra of the Suisse Romande; Marek Janowski, conductor
Batiment des Forces Motrices, Geneva, Switzerland
Hour 2
Jeremy Cohen: Tanguori
Quartet San Francisco: Jeremy Cohen, violin; Kayo Miki, violin; Emily Onderdonk, viola; Joel Cohen, cello
Violin Jazz 105
Gioacchino Rossini: Overture to L'italiana in Algeri
Lake George Music Festival Symphony Orchestra; Roger Kalia, conductor
Lake George High School, Queensbury, NY
Hans Bruderl (arr. Louis Trepanier): Octopus
Canadian Guitar Quartet
Round Top International Guitar Festival, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX
Patrick Roux: Concerto Tradicionuevo: 1. Cafe Gardel
Canadian Guitar Quartet
Round Top International Guitar Festival, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX
Andre Mathieu: Ballet Scenes
Tucson Symphony Orchestra; George Hanson, conductor
Tucson Music Hall, Convention Center Hall, Tucson, AZ
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