Classical Music Playlist, June 25, 2026A Sinfonía Concertante is basically a concerto for multiple soloists. Violin, flute and clarinet take the spotlight in the 1808 Sinfonía Concertante by Vienna-based Czech composer Franz Krommer for today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 24, 2026With challenging parts for two natural horns, the dance-music Capriccio No. 4 by baroque-era Czech composer Jan Zelenka is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 23, 2026Composed after a personal tragedy and full of grief but also happy memories, Czech composer Bedřich Smetana’s only Piano Trio with the Neave Trio is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 22, 2026Following the deaths of his wife, and mentor and father-in-law Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer Josef Suk composed his healing symphonic poem “A Summer’s Tale.” It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece on this first FULL day of Summer.
Classical Music Playlist, June 19, 2026With "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, June 18, 2026Composed in Fall 1784 during a period of great success and popularity in his first years in Vienna, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 18 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 17, 2026“The Spider’s Feast” by French composer Albert Roussel is a pantomime-ballet that depicts insects in a garden, with a spider in its web as the centerpiece. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 16, 2026With the flavor of an epic Russian opera, Alexander Borodin’s Symphony No. 2 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 15, 2026The Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet that composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco wrote for his friend, guitarist Andrés Segovia, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 12, 2026Written at the invitation of the Philharmonic Society of London after his wildly successful tour of England in 1884, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák returned the next year with his Symphony No. 7. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
