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January 11, 2012
American Made
Every day on PT, we feature the best of the best of live performances from all around the world. Today is an exception, not in quality but in geography. Every performance in Wednesday's show took place right here in the U.S. From the lowlands of Florida to the Colorado Rockies, with a stopover in the PT studios in Minnesota for the Piano Puzzler, we're featuring the best of the best of the American music scene.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Anton Reicha
Fourth movement from Quartet in D, Op. 12
Flute Force
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Bela Bartok
Third movement from Divertimento for String Orchestra, BB 118
The Sphinx Virtuosi
Beaches Fine Arts Series, Jacksonville Beach, Florida
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is John Champion from Charlotte, North Carolina
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Gunther Schuller
Blues
The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
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Anton Reicha
Wind Quintet in B-flat, Op. 88, No. 5
The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
hour 2
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Frederic Chopin
Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 45
Rafal Blechacz, piano
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Corrente from Solo Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004
Julia Fischer, violin
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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George Frideric Handel
Courante from Suite in D, HWV 448
Laure Vovard, harp
Tropical Baroque Festival, Coral Gables, Florida
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Francois Couperin
Courante from La Francoise Suite
Tempesta di Mare
Old St. Joseph's Church, Philadelphia
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto No. 3 in G for Violin and Orchestra, K.216
Rachel Barton Pine, violin, New York Chamber Soloists Orchestra
University of Florida Performing Arts, Gainesville, Florida
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Claude Debussy
Pour le Piano
Rafal Blechacz, piano
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
