Wednesday October 27, 2004

Performance Today

PT Piano Puzzler

October 27, 2004 • Bruce Adolphe returns with our weekly Piano Puzzler. Host Fred Child and listener Erik Haluzak of Portland, Ore., try to guess the style and inspiration for a piano piece Bruce plays in the studio.

PT Piano Puzzler

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Tuesday October 26, 2004

Performance Today

Appreciation: Robert Merrill

October 26, 2004 • Beloved Metropolitan Opera baritone Robert Merrill died at his home Saturday, October 23. He was 87. NPR's Fred Child has an appreciation.

Appreciation: Robert Merrill

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Wednesday October 20, 2004

Performance Today

Piano Puzzler

October 20, 2004 • Time once again for a Piano Puzzler. Composer and pianist Bruce Adolphe joins Fred Child in the NPR studios, with a PT listener calling in to play the game.

Piano Puzzler

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Wednesday October 6, 2004

Performance Today

Keyboard Conundrum

October 6, 2004 • Bruce Adolphe is back with another one of his Piano Puzzlers, where he takes a popular tune and disguises it in the style of a classical composer. Host Fred Child and a PT listener try to guess the tune and the composer. You can play along at home, or try your luck on air by sending an email to PT@npr.org.

Keyboard Conundrum

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Monday September 20, 2004

Performance Today

Beethoven

September 20, 2004 • The Eroica Trio comes to NPR's Studio 4-A to chat with Fred Child and play music by Beethoven, the opening movement of the Trio, Op. 11, and Piazzolla, his "Primavera Portena."

Beethoven

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Monday August 30, 2004

Shaham and Eguchi Play Fauré, Live at NPR

August 30, 2004 • Gabriel Fauré is somewhat of an unsung hero among classical composers. Gil Shaham and Akira Eguchi have made it their personal mission to improve Fauré's standing among composers. The pair played duets and talk with Fred Child.

Lang Lang, Live at NPR

August 30, 2004 • Chinese-American pianist Lang Lang stopped by NPR's Studio 4A for a recital and a discussion with Performance Today's Fred Child. Lang Lang held his first concert at age 5. In this session, he played a variety of classics, as well as a traditional Chinese folksong.

Lang Lang, Live at NPR

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Anne Akiko Meyers, Live at NPR

August 30, 2004 • Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers joins NPR's Fred Child in Studio 4A for a chat and to perform works by Schubert, Mozart, avant garde Japanese composer Somei Satoh and silent movie star Charlie Chaplin.

Anne Akiko Meyers, Live at NPR

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The Bach Partitas with Richard Goode

August 30, 2004 • With the release of his latest three CDs, Pianist Richard Goode has now recorded all six Bach Partitas. Fred Child of Performance today visited with Goode to talk about each one of these remarkable dances. The Partitas were among J.S. Bach's very first published works.

Partita No. 1: Accessible and Crystalline

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On Location with the Shanghai Quartet

August 30, 2004 • In the tradition of Bartok and Copland, who revitalized classical music by introducing folk themes into their work, the Shanghai Quartet has recently started playing several Chinese folk songs. Fred Child goes on location for a private recital NPR member station WCVE in Richmond, Virginia.

On Location with the Shanghai Quartet

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Thursday August 19, 2004

Concerts

NPR at La Jolla: Schub Plays Chopin, Ravel

August 19, 2004 • NPR's Fred Child is on stage at the Bishop's School in La Jolla, Calif., for SummerFest 2004. He talks with pianist Andre-Michel Schub, who plays music by Chopin and Ravel. Schub is joined by SummerFest Artistic Director Cho-Liang (Jimmy) Lin on violin.

NPR at La Jolla: Schub Plays Chopin, Ravel

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Wednesday August 18, 2004

In Performance

NPR at La Jolla: Hai-Ye Ni Performs Bach

August 18, 2004 • Fred Child is on stage at the Bishop's School in La Jolla, Calif., for SummerFest 2004. He visits with cellist Hai-Ye Ni. She plays the Sarabande and Gigue from Bach's cello suite no. 3, and the Tibetan Dance from Seven Tunes Heard in China by Bright Sheng.

NPR at La Jolla: Hai-Ye Ni Performs Bach

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Tuesday August 17, 2004

In Performance

NPR at La Jolla: Naida Cole Performs Liszt

August 17, 2004 • From the Bishop's School in La Jolla, Calif., NPR's Fred Child welcomes pianist Naida Cole during SummerFest 2004. She plays the Mephisto Waltz No. 1 by Liszt, a work based on poet Nicholas Lenau's version of the Faust legend.

NPR at La Jolla: Naida Cole Performs Liszt

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Monday August 16, 2004

La Jolla SummerFest

August 16, 2004 • We open a week of performances and conversations from La Jolla SummerFest, the annual classical music festival in San Diego, California. Fred Child is on location in La Jolla all week with performances from a variety of musicians. Today, we begin with a quartet made up of violinists Leila Josefowicz and Cho-Liang Lin, violist Paul Neubauer, and cellist Haie-Ye Ni (high-yay nee). They play, along with a pre-recorded sound track, two of the "Alleged Dances" by John Adams.

Wednesday August 11, 2004

Performance Today

Piano Puzzler

August 11, 2004 • Bruce Adolphe challenges PT host Fred Child and listener Ralph Hays by hiding the melody of a popular tune in the style of a classical composer. Play along on the Web!

Piano Puzzler

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