Classical Music Playlist, September 12, 2024Danish composer Carl Nielsen played among the second violins for the premiere of his own Symphony No. 1. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece from a cycle of all the Nielsen symphonies released last year by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra.
Classical Music Playlist, September 11, 2024Sir Stephen Hough is the soloist in the ever-popular Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 10, 2024In a recording performed on period-instruments as would have been heard in his day, the complete Beethoven Symphony No. 5 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 9, 2024Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, with its cheerful first and final movements and romantic second, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 6, 2024The sole symphony by the young composer dubbed “The Spanish Mozart,” Juan Arriaga, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 5, 2024Today we’re celebrating the 1867 birthday of American composer Amy Beach with a few of her pieces throughout the day, including her Piano Quintet in F-Sharp-minor for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 4, 2024Today we celebrate the 200th birthday of Austrian composer Anton Bruckner with his monumental 80-minute Symphony #8 for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 3, 2024Russian composer Alexander Glazunov’s two-movement Piano Concerto No. 1 opens with an Allegro, and the second movement mimics additional traditional movements through a theme and variations in different styles. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 2, 2024Inspired by and written for Kentucky-born violinist Tessa Lark, the Bluegrass-inspired Violin Concerto titled “Sky” by American composer Michael Torke is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, August 30, 2024American conductor David Robertson said of Vassily Kalinnikov’s Symphony No. 1, “Anyone who likes Tchaikovsky — anyone — is going to adore this symphony on first hearing.” It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.