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 19, 2025With "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, 2025Felix Mendelssohn's String Quintet No. 2 (Op. 87) is a mature, dramatic work from 1845 known for its energetic outer movements and a poignant, often tragic, slow movement. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 17, 2025Begun in 1866 while a young sailor in the Russian Navy and continued and revised over the next 20 years, the Symphony No. 3 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 16, 2025The most performed symphony in his native Denmark, the Symphony #4 titled "Symphonie Majestueuse," by Danish composer Asger Hamerik is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 13, 2025Beethoven always liked his own 8th Symphony, calling it better than his 7th, despite the 7th being more popular at the time. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 12, 2025Mozart’s publisher gave his 1788 Piano Concerto No. 26 the nickname the “Coronation” Concerto after it was performed the 1790 coronation of Leopold the 2nd when the Concerto was already a couple years old. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 11, 2025After promising a heroic symphony that would glorify the Soviet system and Stalin, Dmitri Shostakovich surprised (and annoyed) Soviet officials with his light and humorous Symphony No. 9. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 10, 2025The 1893 Piano Quintet in g-minor by 18 year old Royal College of Music student Samuel Coleridge-Taylor is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 9, 2025As we celebrate Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s 1865 birthday today, his Symphony No. 3 from 1911 that celebrates humanity's infinite potential is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, June 6, 2025Claude Debussy’s impressionistic evocation of The Sea at different times of day and its interaction with the wind, “La Mer,” is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
