Classical Music Playlist, July 17, 2024It was 307 years ago today, July 17, 1717, that Handel’s “Water Music” was first performed as entertainment for the King as he floated down the River Thames and back. All three suites of the COMPLETE “Water Music” are today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 26, 2023Max Bruch dedicated his Violin Concerto #2 to one of the great violinists of the day: Pablo de Sarasate. A great violinist of today, Itzhak Perlman, performs the Concerto for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 25, 2023In celebration of his birthday today, the 17 year old George Bizet's early Symphony in C that had its premiere 80 years after it was composed is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 24, 2023With its Belle Époque charms of salon music, the 1902 Piano Concerto by French composer Jules Massenet is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 23, 2023Autumn is a great time to get married so maybe find some inspiration for a harvest-themed ceremony in the “Rustic Wedding Symphony” by Hungarian composer Karl Goldmark, today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 20, 2023Robert Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 3, which his wife Clara thought to be “original and passionate,” is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 19, 2023Composed for a full concert in Berlin exclusively of his music, the Symphony No. 4 by Irish composer Charles Stanford is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 18, 2023The first major work by the highly honored American composer, pianist and educator George Walker is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 17, 2023Mozart’s tuneful and lighthearted Piano Concerto #17 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 16, 2023To gain experience writing for orchestra before tackling his first symphony (at age 46) and avoiding negative comparisons to Beethoven, Brahms composed other orchestral works from his mid-20s including his Serenade No. 1, today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 13, 2023The 1919 concert suite of music from the 1910 ballet “The Firebird” - the most popular of three suites created - by Igor Stravinsky is today's Midday Masterpiece.