Every week on our Piano Puzzler, composer Bruce Adolphe re-writes a familiar tune in the style of a classical composer. Play along on this weekend's Performance Today; see if you can guess the tune and the composer whose style Bruce is mimicking.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Felix Mendelssohn: Hexenlied "Witches' Song" Op. 8, No. 8
Daniel Hope, violin; Sebastian Knauer, piano
DG 477 6634
Felix Mendelssohn: Auf Flugeln des Gesanges "On Wings of Song" Op. 34, No. 2
Daniel Hope, violin; Sebastian Knauer, piano
DG 477 6634
Mikhail Glinka: Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla
Greenville Symphony Orchestra; Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Peace Center for the Performing Arts, Greenville, SC
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Caroline Cassil from Sutherlin, OR
Felix Mendelssohn: Twelve Fugues for String Quartet No. 10
The Shanghai String Quartet
Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York, NY
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80, No. 6
Miami String Quartet:Benny Kim, violin; Cathy Meng Robinson, violin; Scott Lee, viola; Keith Robinson, cello
Virginia Arts Festival, Robin Hixon Theater, Norfolk, VA
Hour 2
Gabriel Faure: Barcarolle No. 1 in A minor, Op. 26
John Novacek, piano
Last Kiss: Romantic piano music for love and passion
Four Winds 3016
Gabriel Faure: Elegie, Op. 24
Keith Robinson, cello; Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano
Savannah Music Festival, Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Savannah, GA
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in d minor, Op. 104
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
Opera Comique, Paris, France
John Novacek: Foster Fantasy for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Nathan Williams, clarinet; Bion Tsang, cello; John Novacek, piano
Bates Recital Hall, Butler School of Music, University of Texas, Austin, 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.
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