Classical Music Playlist, July 16, 2024The passionate and powerful Symphony No. 1 from 1935 by English composer Sir William Walton is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, December 20, 2023Antonio Vivaldi’s 1715 “Gloria,” his choral setting of the hymn "Gloria in excelsis Deo," is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, December 19, 2023"Christmas Tree" (Weihnachtsbaum) is Franz Liszt's suite of 12 short pieces for solo piano based on Christmas carols such as O Holy Night!, In dulci jubilo, Adeste fideles, an Old Provençal Christmas Song, and more. It's today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, December 18, 2023In the almost 200 years since its premiere in May 1824, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony has become recognized worldwide for its humanistic message of brotherhood and unity. Beethoven’s complete Symphony No. 9 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, December 15, 2023Based on the melody of an ancient Hungarian folk song that in the early 20th century came to be known as a revolutionary song, Zoltán Kodály’s “Peacock Variations” are today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, December 14, 2023With its evocations of snow-covered mountains, sleigh rides on starry nights and summer scenes, the arctic Lapland region is depicted in the Symphony #3 by Swedish composer Wilhelm Peterson-Berger for today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, December 13, 2023The Piano Concerto No. 1 from 1912 by Ukrainian composer (of Polish descent and eventually a citizen of Austria), Sergei Bortkiewicz, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, December 12, 2023Putting to use his natural gift for melody and experience as a theater orchestrator, the Violin Concerto #1 by Hungarian composer Karl Goldmark is today's Midday Masterpiece with soloist Itzhak Perlman.
Classical Music Playlist, December 11, 2023One of his final compositions written at the height of his powers in the twilight of his life, the autumnal sounding Clarinet Sonata No. 1 from 1894 by Johannes Brahms is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, December 8, 2023Written in 1902 during Finland’s struggle for independence and seen by some, except the composer, as a nationalist statement, the Symphony No. 2 by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius is today's Midday Masterpiece as we celebrate his 1865 birthday today.
Classical Music Playlist, December 7, 2023Inspired by his wandering through Scotland at age 20, the "Scottish" Symphony No. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn is today's Midday Masterpiece.