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Weekend of April 21, 2012

The Piano Puzzler Turns 10

Ten years ago this week, we introduced a brand new feature on our show. And the Piano Puzzler has been a huge hit with listeners ever since. Here's how it works. Every week, 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 imitating. Play along and see if you can solve this week's Piano Puzzler.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Second movement from Septet in E-flat for Winds and Strings, Op. 20
    Eduard Brunner, clarinet, Marie-Luise Neunecker, horn, Stefan Schweigert, bassoon, Thomas Zehetmair, violin, James Vanvalkenburg, viola, Cheryl House, cello, Alois Posch, bass
  • Kevin Puts
    Excerpts from Silent Night
    Troy Cook, baritone, William Burden, tenor, Karin Wolverton, soprano, the Minnesota Opera Orchestra, Michael Christie, conductor
    Ordway Center, St. Paul
  • The Piano Puzzler
    This week's contestant is Bob Boguslaw from West Friendship, Maryland
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93
    The San Francisco Symphony, Osmo Vanska, conductor
    Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

hour 2

  • Samuel Barber
    Horizon
    The San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Donald Barra, conductor
  • Franz Liszt
    Reminiscences of Lucia di Lammermoor, S. 397
    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
    92nd Street Y, New York City
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Excerpts from Don Giovanni, K. 527 (Arranged for Wind Octet)
    The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Francois Leleux, conductor
    Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
  • PT Young Artist-in-Residence
    Mayumi Kanagawa, violin
  • Samuel Barber
    Two movements from Violin Concerto, Op. 14
    Mayumi Kanagawa, violin, Hsin-I Huang, piano
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
  • Bruce Adolphe
    Schubert's Trout in the Style of Francis Poulenc
    Bruce Adolphe, piano
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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