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, January 17, 2024Take a refreshing midday break to the countryside with Beethoven through his "Pastoral" Symphony #6 for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 16, 2024A virtually unheard of pairing of instruments in his day, Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 15, 2024With "Autochthonous" defined as ”indigenous rather than descended from migrants or colonists,” the “Autochthonous” Symphony No. 4 by William Grant Still that depicts the American people and our fusion of musical cultures is today's Midday Masterpiece
Classical Music Playlist, January 12, 2024The colorful and vivacious “Suite in F-sharp minor” from 1909 by Hungarian composer Ernst von Dohnányi is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 11, 2024Composer Reinhold Glière was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, on this date in 1875. His final orchestral composition, a horn concerto from 1952, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 10, 2024A wanderer named Harold is represented by a viola as he comes across varying scenes in Italy. “Harold In Italy” by Hector Berlioz is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 9, 2024With a “ghostly” second movement that may have had its origin in ideas for an possible opera based on Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” Beethoven’s “Ghost” Piano Trio is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 8, 2024The Symphony #3 from 1808 by lifelong friend of Beethoven and teacher of Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt and others, Prague-born composer Anton Reicha, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 5, 2024Evoking the city’s moods, locations and activity, "A London Symphony" by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 4, 2024The original 1948 eight-movement version of a "Serenade" by English composer EJ Moeran is today's Midday Masterpiece.