August 19, 2009
Our weekly Piano Puzzler
It could be "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the style of Claude Debussy. Or "Somewhere over the Rainbow" in the style of Beethoven. Every week, composer Bruce Adolphe takes a familiar tune and re-writes it in the style of a classical composer. See if you can guess the hidden tune, and the composer whose style Bruce is imitating.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
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Edward Elgar
Sospiri; for strings, piano, and organ; Op. 70
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, cond.
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Antonio Lotti
Echo-Sonata a 4 in F, for 2 oboes, bassoon & basso continuo
Ensemble Zefiro; Alfredo Bernardini, director (and oboe
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
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Roland de Lassus
Lucescit
mble Clement Janequin; Dominique Visse, director
New England Conservatory's Jordon Hall
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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Four Preludes and Fugues, Op. 199 - B Major - E Major
Brasil Guitar Duo: Joao Luiz, guitar; Douglas Lora, guitar
Chrysler Museum Theater, Norfolk, VA
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Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Mark Stoddard from Austin, Texas.
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Bela Bartok
Dance Suite, BB 86a
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
BBC Proms 2009; Royal Albert Hall, London, England
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Nicolo Paganini
Sonata n. 6
Gil Shaham, violin; Goran Sollscher, guitar
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049
Nicholas McGegan, conductor; Nadine Asin, flute; Martha Aarons, flute; Adele Anthony, violin
Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 211
Gil Shaham, violin
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Gustav Mahler
IV. Adagietto, from Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor
Aspen Festival Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
nedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO