Classical Music Playlist, November 22, 2024The culmination of his related 2nd and 3rd symphonies, the entire Symphony No. 4 by Gustav Mahler is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 13, 2024On hearing the 1841 premiere of his Symphony No. 4, Robert Schumann was dissatisfied and shelved it for ten years. He finally revised it to his satisfaction and that 1851 revision of Schumann’s Symphony No. 4 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
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.
