Classical Music Playlist, June 14, 2024Appealing to aristocracy and amateur musicians alike, Beethoven’s Septet from 1800 remained his most popular composition during his lifetime. (To his lifelong frustration for overshadowing his greater masterpieces.) It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 13, 2024Sometimes compared to Bruckner or Mahler, the 1896 Symphony No. 3 by French composer Albéric Magnard is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 12, 2024The 2022 world premiere recording by the Catalyst Quartet of the String Quartet #2 by Florence Price from 1935 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 11, 2024The Richard Strauss autobiographical tone poem Ein Heldenleben or “A Hero’s Life” is the story of a composer in battle with critics. It’s our Midday Masterpiece for his 160th birthday today.
Classical Music Playlist, June 10, 2024The 1877 Piano Concerto No. 3 by one of the most influential musicians of his time, German composer, conductor, pianist and educator Carl Reinecke, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 7, 2024Written during the horrors of WW1, the title of Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s Symphony No. 4, "The Inextinguishable," refers to the irrepressible will toward life in all things including mankind, animals and nature. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 6, 2024Czech pianist Rudolf Firkušný performs Antonín Dvořák's only Piano Concerto in its infrequently heard (and technically difficult for the soloist) ORIGINAL version for today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 5, 2024Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian’s tuneful and passionate Violin Concerto in D-minor from 1940 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 4, 2024Beethoven’s bold and successful effort to balance three very different instruments against an orchestra, his Triple Concerto for piano, violin, cello and orchestra, is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 3, 2024The Symphony No. 3 by Swedish composer Franz Berwald was never performed until 37 years after his death when musical tastes finally caught up with his forward-thinking ideas and he became posthumously celebrated. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.