Classical Music Playlist, April 17, 2024Popular in its day and music that Alexander Glazunov described as “subjective impressions of myself,” his Symphony No. 4 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 16, 2024Praised for its originality, nobility and grandeur, the “Archduke” Piano Trio by Beethoven is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 15, 2024Today would have been conductor Sir Neville Marriner’s 100th birthday. 40 years ago he selected Mozart music for the movie "Amadeus." Enjoy Marriner performances throughout the day including Mozart's Piano Concerto #20 for today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 12, 2024Written in 1921 from revived musical ideas discarded over the previous ten years and one of the 20th century’s most popular Concertos, the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Sergei Prokofiev is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 11, 2024Commissioned by the King of Bavaria for the first clarinetist of his court orchestra, Carl Maria von Weber’s Clarinet Concerto No. 2 from 1811 exploits then-new developments in the instrument including its range. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 10, 2024Between the drama of his “Eroica” Symphony No. 3 and the innovations of his Fifth, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 is full of spritely good humor and energetic charm. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 9, 2024The most enduring, melodic and passionate of all the Violin Concertos by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, his Violin Concerto No. 3, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 8, 2024Irish pianist and composer John Field is credited with inventing the Nocturne. He includes one as a slow movement in his Piano Concerto No. 7, today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 5, 2024Hesitant to compose a symphony in the shadow of Beethoven, Johannes Brahms finally produced his First Symphony at age 43 and included a nod to Beethoven. The Brahms Symphony No. 1 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 4, 2024The early Piano Quartet No. 1 by Gabriel Fauré, that includes a tender but mournful adagio movement that may be a musical response to his broken-off engagement, is today's Midday Masterpiece.