Showdown @ High Noon : March 2012
Iconoclast Charles Ives Challenges Himself
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Today’s Showdown focuses on Charles Ives, arguably America’s original maverick composer. You selected Symphony No. 2 as the winner. We played it at noon.
A Bach Brandenburg Concerto Showdown
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
In honor of Bach’s 327th birthday today, we’re celebrating with a Brandenburg Showdown. We asked you to tell us which of the six concertos you like the best, you picked the Concerto No. 5.
Symphony, Interrupted
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Today's Showdown featured three works whose performances were recently disrupted by audience members. We played at noon a New York Philharmonic performance of Mahler's Ninth Symphony – this time completely uninterrupted.

