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, January 20, 2026Mozart’s tuneful and lighthearted Piano Concerto No. 17 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 19, 2026Using spirituals he loved as child, the 1934 “Negro Folk Symphony” by American composer William Dawson is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 16, 2026Completed in 1939 and dedicated to his cellist wife, the romantic and pastoral Symphony No. 2 by Swedish composer Dag Wirén (1905–1986) is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 15, 2026Pianist and composer Johann Hummel was a student of Mozart and later friend to Beethoven and Schubert. His Piano Concerto No. 3 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 14, 2026Antonín Dvořák’s symphonic poem that musically tells the Czech folk tale of “The Golden Spinning Wheel” is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 13, 2026Beethoven's grand and noble final piano trio, the "Archduke" Trio, is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, January 12, 2026Composed for a full concert in Berlin exclusively of his music, the Symphony No. 4 by Irish composer Charles Stanford is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 9, 2026With its musical tribute in the final movement to Johannes Brahms who had encouraged and promoted him, the Symphony #2 in B-Flat Major by Alexander Zemlinsky is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, January 8, 2026The beauty of the first two movements and the extreme virtuosity required of the finale attract both audiences and violinists to the 1941 Violin Concerto by Samuel Barber. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 7, 2026His crowning symphonic achievement, the Symphony No. 4 by Johannes Brahms, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
