Every 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 this weekend's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite No. 3 In C Major: 4. Sarabande
Daniel Muller-Schott, cello
Johann Sebastian Bach: Six Suites for Solo Cello
Glissando 779024
Eileen Ivers: Bygone Days
Michael Newman, guitar; Laura Oltman, guitar
The Mannes School of Music, Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall at Mannes School of Music, New York, NY
Chris Thile: Harvest Time
Chris Thile, mandolin; Mike Marshall, mandolin
Savannah Music Festival, Charles H. Morris Center, Savannah, GA
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Dan Larkin from Windsor, CA
Antonin Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 1042. Adagio, ma non troppo; 3. Finale. Allegro moderato
Daniel Muller-Schott, cello; SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden and Freiburg; Tito Munoz, conductor
Heidelberg Spring Festival, Congress House, Stadthalle, Heidelberg, Germany
Hour 2
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 2 in d minor, Op. 14: 4. Vivace
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Prokofiev Piano Sonatas
Sony 53273
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Quartet No.4 in A major, K. 298
Tom Ottar Andreassen, flute; Frode Larsen, violin; Jon Wien Sonstebo, viola; Emery Cardas, cello
Oslo Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway
Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A, S.215
Yefim Bronfman, piano; Vienna Philharmonic; Franz Welser-Most, conductor
Gardens, Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria
Summer Night Concert, Schonnbrunn
Deutsche Grammophon 476 3793
Samuel Barber: String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 11, "Adagio for Strings": Molto Adagio
The Dover Quartet
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Engelbert Humperdinck (arr. Roger Harvey): Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel
Burning River Brass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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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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