There's a musical puzzle at the heart of the Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar. Cryptographers have been working on cracking the code for a century. On this episode of Performance Today, we'll share some of the many possible solutions... and enjoy a great performance of the Elgar's Enigma Variations, from the Aspen Festival.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Aaron Copland: The Red Pony, Film Suite for Orchestra Movement 3a & 3b
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, Conductor
A Copland Profile
Delos 3221
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Sonate pour le Violon et pour le Clavecin, No. 3 in F
Sonnambula
Baruch Performing Arts Center at Baruch College, Engelman Recital Hall, New York, NY
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Garrett Fitzgerald from Orono, Maine
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring
Chamber Musicians from Spoleto Festival USA 2019
Chamber Music Series at Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Hour 2
Lyun Joon Kim / Roxanna Panufnik: Korean Elegy
Han-Na Chang, cello; Philharmonia Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
The Swan: Classic Works for Cello and Orchestra
EMI 57052
Maurice Ravel: Piece en forme de Habanera
Peter Sanders, cello; Adrienne Kim, piano
Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival, Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, VT
Jessie Montgomery: Rhapsody No. 1
Jessie Montgomery, violin
Strum: Music for Strings
Azica Records 71302
Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 Enigma
Aspen Festival Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
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