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, January 3, 2025Written in 1944, the Symphony #5 by Sergei Prokoviev was a huge international success for him. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 2, 2025The Symphony No. 2 by German composer Fredrich Fesca, whose works fell into neglect after his 1826 death and in the wake of Beethoven, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 1, 2025Musically hike up an Alpine mountain and encounter all kinds of scenes along the way in "An Alpine Symphony" by Richard Strauss for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, December 31, 2024Composed between his 4th and 5th Symphonies and inspired by Lord Byron’s 1817 dramatic poem about a man searching for release from guilt, Tchaikovsky’s unnumbered “Manfred Symphony” is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, December 30, 2024Full of mystery, reverence and awe, Anton Bruckner’s massive (62-minute!) Symphony No. 9 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, December 27, 2024Mozart’s sublime “Gran Partita” Serenade for winds is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
Classical Music Playlist, December 26, 2024The only symphony by German composer Albert Dietrich, which he dedicated to his close friend Johannes Brahms, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, December 25, 2024"Christmas Tree" is Franz Liszt's suite of 12 short pieces for solo piano based on Christmas carols such as O Holy Night!, In dulci jubilo, Adeste fideles, an Old Provençal Christmas Song, and more. It's today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, December 24, 2024Antonio Vivaldi’s 1715 “Gloria,” his choral setting of the hymn “Gloria in excelsis Deo,” is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, December 23, 2024We’ve got a very sweet holiday treat for you today: the ENTIRE ballet of “The Nutcracker” by Tchaikovsky. Join Clara on her adventure to the Kingdom of Sweets for today’s Midday Masterpiece starting at 2pm to about 3:20pm.
