Every week on our Piano Puzzler, composer Bruce Adolphe re-writes 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 Bruce is mimicking. Is it "Stand by Your Man" in the style of Tchaikovsky? Or maybe "Do Re Mi" in the style of Schoenberg? Play along, see if you can guess the tune and the composer in this week's Piano Puzzler.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Astor Piazzolla: Ave Maria
Maya Beiser, cello, Anthony de Mare, piano
Johann Sebastian Bach (Arranged by Max Reger): Two Bourrees in A Minor, BWV 807, from Reger's Suite for Orchestra in G Minor
The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Alastair Willis, conductor
Church of St. John the Divine, Houston
Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion
The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Church of St. John The Divine, Houston
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Keith Weber from Houston, Texas
Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 78
Anthony Marwood, violin, Aleksandar Madzar, piano
Wigmore Hall, London, England
William Boyce: Symphony in A, Op. 2, No. 2 (Birthday)
Tempesta di Mare
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
Hour 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Second movement from Sonata No. 6 in F
Paul Lewis, piano
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Excerpts from Les Guitares Bien Temperees, Op. 199 (The Well-Tempered Guitars)
SoloDuo
Saint John the Baptist Church, Ottawa, Ontario
Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude from Solo Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007
Jonathan Cohen, cello
Savannah Music Festival, Savannah, Georgia
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata No. 1 in G for Viola da Gamba and Fortepiano, BWV 1027
Jonathan Cohen, cello, Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano
Savannah Music Festival, Savannah, Georgia
Ludwig van Beethoven: Rondo in C for Solo Piano, Op. 51, No. 1
Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano
Savannah Music Festival, Savannah, Georgia
Giuseppe Verdi: Triumphal March and Ballet Music from Aida
The Cleveland Orchestra, Nicola Luisotti, conductor
Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami
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