Every week on our Piano Puzzler, composer Bruce Adolphe rewrites a familiar tune in the style of a classical composer. We get one of our listeners on the phone to try to guess the tune and the composer whose style Bruce is imitating. Play along on Wednesday's Performance Today, and see if you can guess the hidden tune and the composer.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Strauss Jr.: Carnevals Spektakel Quadrille Op. 152 (Carnival's Hubbub Quadrille)
Czech-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Johannes Wildner, conductor
Marco Polo 223222
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27: 2. Alegro molto; 4. Allegro vivace
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra; Ling Tung, conductor
Walk Festival Hall, Teton Village, WY
(recording label not available) catalog number: 111
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Mary E. from Richmond, VA
Johann Strauss Jr.: Kaiserwalzer, Op. 437
Carol Wincenc, flute; Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet; Gloria Chien, piano; Ian Swensen, violin; Erin Keefe, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Dane Johansen, cello
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, CA
Hour 2
Percy Grainger: Danish Folk-Music Suite: 3. The Nightingale and the Two Sisters
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
CALA
4033
Peter Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
Walk Festival Hall, Teton Village, WY
(recording label not available) catalog number: 111
Sulkhan Tsintsadze: Six Miniatures
Avi Avital, mandolin; Dover Quartet
Savannah Music Festival, Temple Mickve Israel, Savannah, GA
Percy Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy
Dallas Winds; Michael Haithcock, conductor
Meyeron Symphony Center, Dallas, TX
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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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