Showdown @ High Noon

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Every Wednesday morning, vote for the piece you want to hear at noon.

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Battle of the Berlin Philharmonic Grammy Winners

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

We offered a choice of three Grammy-winning performances by Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic. Brahms's German Requiem led all morning and we played it at noon.

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Leif Ove Andsnes Goes Up Against Himself

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Of the three piano concertos we selected, you chose Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 as the one you wanted to hear pianist Leif Ove Andsnes perform. We played it at 12 noon.

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John Williams, Maestro of Movie Music, Turns 80

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

In honor of John Williams’ 80th birthday today, our showdown featured a choice of suites from three of his best-known films. You chose Star Wars.

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A Jascha Heifetz Birthday Showdown

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

It's Jascha Heifetz's birthday and we have three concerto performances for you to choose from: by Tchaikovsky, Brahms or Korngold. You chose Tchaikovsky as the winner, which we played at 12 noon.

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Erhu or Pipa: Choose Your Chinese Instrument

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

This week’s Showdown is between two concertos for traditional Chinese instruments: the pipa and the ehru. Tell us which you prefer and we'll play the winner at 12 noon.

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Polish Power

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

This morning, we asked listeners: which of three Romantic Polish concertos would you like to hear? You told us Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2, which we played at 12 noon.

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