Composer Bruce Adolphe writes our weekly Piano Puzzler. But on Friday's Performance Today, he'll tell us about "Chopin Dreams" - a big new piece he's written, imagining Frederic Chopin in 21st century New York.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor, Op 3 No. 11, RV 565: Movements 3, 4
Daniel Hope, violin; Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Daniel Hope plays Vivaldi
DG 4777463
Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26
Grand Teton Festival Orchestra; Donald Runnicles, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Hall, Teton Village, WY
Bruce Adolphe: New York Nocturne from Chopin Dreams
Carlo Grante, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Frederic Chopin: Mazurka Op. 17, No. 4
Carlo Grante, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Bruce Adolphe: Jazzurka from Chopin Dreams
Carlo Grante, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto a Molti Strumenti in D Major, RV 564a
Venice Baroque Orchestra; Andrea Marcon, conductor
Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens GA
Hour 2
Frederic Chopin: Etude in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
Bravo! Chopin Piano Works
Telarc 82003
Claude Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
San Francisco Symphony; Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 35, K. 385 "Haffner"
National Festival Chamber Orchestra; Robert Gibson, music director
The University of Maryland, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park, MD
Joaquin Turina: Piano Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76
The Montrose Trio
Beaches Fine Arts Series, St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL
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