Each week on our Piano Puzzler, composer Bruce Adolphe re-writes a familiar tune in the style of a great composer. Then, one of our listeners calls in and tries to guess two things: the tune, and the composer whose style Bruce is mimicking. Play along with our weekly musical game, on Wednesday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Francis Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Winds, FP 100
Emma Gerstein, flute; Harrison Linsey, oboe; Taylor Marino, clarinet; Christina Bonatakis, bassoon; Rachelle Jenkins, horn; Conrad Tao, piano
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen CO
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Nicholas Gurewitch from Rochester, NY
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 in A minor: Movement 3
Greenville Symphony Orchestra; Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
The Peace Center for the Performing Arts, Greenville, SC
Hour 2
Alexander Zhurbin: Symphony No. 1 (Sinfonia Concertante), Op. 26: Movements 3-4
Russian State Symphonic Cappella; Filipp Chizhevsky, conductor
All the Better Festival, International Performing Arts Centre, Moscow, Russia
Bela Bartok: Three Rondos on Slovak Folk Tunes
Max Levinson, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Martin Frost: Improvisation
Martin Frost, clarinet
Verbier Festival, Verbier Church, Verbier, Switzerland
Traditional (arr: Hans Ek): Polsk efter Roligs Per
Martin Frost, clarinet; Anna Lee, violin; Jiyoon Lee, violin; Daniel Lozakovitj, violin; AROD Quartet; Theotime Voisin, double bass
Verbier Festival, Verbier Church, Verbier, Switzerland
Hildegard von Bingen (arr: Jonas Forsell): O virtus Sapientiae
Martin Frost, clarinet; Anna Lee, violin; Jiyoon Lee, violin; Daniel Lozakovitj, violin; AROD Quartet; Theotime Voisin, double bass
Verbier Festival, Verbier Church, Verbier, Switzerland
Mesomedes de Grece: Hymnes anciens anciens grecs
Martin Frost, clarinet; Anna Lee, violin; Jiyoon Lee, violin; Daniel Lozakovitj, violin; AROD Quartet; Theotime Voisin, double bass
Verbier Festival, Verbier Church, Verbier, Switzerland
Georg Philipp Telemann (arr: Jonas Forssell): Presto from Concerto in E minor
Martin Frost, clarinet; Anna Lee, violin; Jiyoon Lee, violin; Daniel Lozakovitj, violin; AROD Quartet; Theotime Voisin, double bass
Verbier Festival, Verbier Church, Verbier, Switzerland
Astor Piazzolla (arr: Goran Frost): Muerto del Angel
Martin Frost, clarinet; Anna Lee, violin; Jiyoon Lee, violin; Daniel Lozakovitj, violin; AROD Quartet; Theotime Voisin, double bass
Verbier Festival, Verbier Church, Verbier, Switzerland
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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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