Classical Music Playlist, June 9, 2026Ancient theories of four basic personality types inspired the four movements of the Symphony No. 2 titled "The Four Temperaments” by Danish composer Carl Nielsen. For his birthday today, this symphony is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, February 3, 2026Happy birthday to Felix Mendelssohn, born on this date in 1809! We’ll celebrate with his "Scottish" Symphony No. 3 by for today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, February 2, 2026William Grant Still’s landmark Symphony No. 1, which he titled the "Afro-American" Symphony, was the first symphony by an African-American composer performed by a major symphony orchestra, in 1931. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
Classical Music Playlist, January 30, 2026The product of 22 year old Franz Schubert’s happy summer spent in “inconceivably lovely” countryside with friends, his “Trout” Quintet, is today's Midday Masterpiece as we celebrate Schubert’s 1797 birthday today.
Classical Music Playlist, January 29, 2026Robert Schumann depicts the Rhineland landscape, folk songs and Cologne’s gothic Cathedral in his “Rhenish” Symphony No. 3 in a period instrument performance for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 28, 2026Based on folk songs and dances from his native Norway, including a wedding song, Edvard Grieg’s suite of “Symphonic Dances” is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 27, 2026Today is Mozart’s birthday and we’re celebrating with his music throughout the day, including his Piano Concerto No. 20 in d-minor for today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 26, 2026Muzio Clementi was a highly in demand composer and pianist in his day and would likely be better-known today if he hadn’t been alive the same time as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Clementi’s Symphony No. 4 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 23, 2026A very tuneful early symphony by Georges Bizet from his days as a student at the Paris Conservatory — that was found and premiered SIXTY YEARS after his death — is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 22, 2026Nicknamed for the rolling timpani that opens the work, the "Drumroll" Symphony No. 103 by Haydn is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 21, 2026After 30 years being very busy composing and conducting for the National Theater, Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen finally had time to write his First Symphony in 1923 as he approached retirement. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
