Monday July 26, 2004

Performance Today

American Brass from Aspen

July 26, 2004 • The American Brass Quintet is playing in a special NPR concert this evening at the Aspen Music Festival in Aspen, Colo. Fred Child is there and will host that concert live tonight.

American Brass from Aspen

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Friday July 16, 2004

In Performance

Till Fellner

July 16, 2004 • Young Austrian pianist Till Fellner joins NPR's Fred Child in Studio 4A for a chat and a performance of a pair of Preludes and Fugues from Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2.

Till Fellner

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Wednesday June 30, 2004

Performance Today

Puzzler

June 30, 2004 • Each Wednesday composer Bruce Adolphe drops in with another one of his keyboard cunundrums. He disguises a popular tune in the style of a classical composer, trying to stump both host Fred Child and a PT contestant on the phone.

Puzzler

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Friday June 25, 2004

In Performance

Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer

June 25, 2004 • Two world-class musicians join NPR's Fred Child in the NPR Studios. Bassist Edgar Meyer and banjo player Bela Fleck talk about their friendship and musical collaborations and perform selections from their latest CD together.

Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer

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Thursday June 24, 2004

All Things Considered

Renaissance of Classical Guitar

June 24, 2004 • NPR's Melissa Block talks with NPR's Fred Child, host of Performance Today, about the latest crop of classical guitarists. Child says they've surpassed the technical ability of the legendary guitarist Andres Segovia.

Renaissance of Classical Guitar

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Wednesday June 16, 2004

Performance Today

Piano Puzzler

June 16, 2004 • Time for another PT Piano Puzzler. Composer and pianist Bruce Adolphe joins Fred Child in the NPR studios.

Piano Puzzler

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Sunday June 6, 2004

Performance Today

'The Barber of Seville'

June 6, 2004 • Violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Akira Eguchi join Fred Child in the NPR studios later in the hour. Before we get to that, the pair plays Mario Castlnuovo-Tedesco's arrangement of a bit of music from Rossini's opera, "The Barber of Seville."

'The Barber of Seville'

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Saturday June 5, 2004

Performance Today

'The Barber of Seville'

June 5, 2004 • Violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Akira Eguchi join Fred Child in the NPR studios later in the hour. Before we get to that, the pair plays Mario Castlnuovo-Tedesco's arrangement of a bit of music from Rossini's opera, "The Barber of Seville."

'The Barber of Seville'

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Wednesday June 2, 2004

Performance Today

'Barber of Seville'

June 2, 2004 • Violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Akira Eguchi join Fred Child in the NPR studios later in the hour. Before we get to that, the pair plays Mario Castlnuovo-Tedesco's arrangement of a bit of music from Rossini's opera, "The Barber of Seville."

'Barber of Seville'

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Monday May 31, 2004

Performance Today

Music for Memorial Day

May 31, 2004 • For the American holiday, music written during World War II. The U.S. Marine Band plays "Fanfare for the Common Man," by Aaron Copland. Then the same ensemble play Copland's "Lincoln Portrait," narrated by Fred Child.

Music for Memorial Day

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Sunday May 30, 2004

Performance Today

Pianist Christopher Taylor

May 30, 2004 • Fred Child talks with Taylor about the difficulties of Franz Liszt's music. The we feature Taylor performing the Transcendental Etude No. 9, "Ricordanza," by Franz Liszt, at the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Kalamazoo, Mich. For an encore, he plays a modern rag called "Graceful Ghost," by William Bolcom.

Pianist Christopher Taylor

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Saturday May 29, 2004

Performance Today

Pianist Christopher Taylor

May 29, 2004 • Fred Child talks with Taylor about the difficulties of Franz Liszt's music. The we feature Taylor performing the Transcendental Etude No. 9, "Ricordanza," by Franz Liszt, at the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Kalamazoo, Mich. For an encore, he plays a modern rag called "Graceful Ghost," by William Bolcom.

Pianist Christopher Taylor

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Thursday May 27, 2004

Hopkinson Smith, Live at NPR

May 27, 2004 • From his visit to NPR in 2002, early-music string virtuoso Hopkinson Smith performs music first published in 16th-century France for solo lute. He also talks with NPR's Fred Child about the instrument's history and significance.

Hear Hopkinson Smith Live

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Tuesday May 25, 2004

Performance Today

Yo-Yo Ma's Baroque Adventures

May 25, 2004 • In a series of four interview segments, NPR's Fred Child talks with cellist Yo-Yo Ma about his recent recording and current tour with conductor Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra.

Yo-Yo Ma's Baroque Adventures

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Monday May 24, 2004

Performance Today

Pianist Christopher Taylor

May 24, 2004 • Fred Child talks with pianist Christopher Taylor about the difficulties of Franz Liszt's music. And we hear Taylor performs the Transcendental Etude No. 9, "Ricordanza," by Franz Liszt, at the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Kalamazoo, Mich. Then, for an encore, he plays a modern rag called "Graceful Ghost," by William Bolcom.

Pianist Christopher Taylor

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