Classical Music Playlist, July 24, 2026Full of waltzes in a nostalgic nod to the charms of old Vienna, a concert Suite of music from the 1911 opera “Der Rosenkavalier” by Richard Strauss is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 23, 2026Inspired by tales of the Arabian Nights, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s entire 45-minute “Scheherazade” is today’s colorful Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 22, 2026With, some say, minimal orchestration serving only to support the complex piano solo, Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 21, 2026Prague loved Mozart’s new opera “The Marriage of Figaro” so he went there to see their production of it. While there, he premiered his new Symphony No. 38 and so it picked up the nickname the “Prague” Symphony. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 20, 2026The only violin concerto by Jean Sibelius — in fact, the only concerto for ANY instrument that he ever composed — is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 17, 2026The full 48 minutes of Handel’s complete “Water Music” is today's Midday Masterpiece as we celebrate the 309th anniversary of its original performance on July 17th, 1717 on a barge to keep the King entertained as he took a trip down the River Thames.
Classical Music Playlist, July 16, 2026Irish-born pianist & composer John Field wrote his Piano Concerto #4 in Russia where he settled in his adult life and became a popular composer, performer and teacher. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 15, 2026The Symphony No. 6 by Russian composer Alexander Glazunov has been called his “most Russian” symphony and “Glazunov at his very finest.” It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 14, 2026Claude Debussy’s only String Quartet, composed in 1893, shows him working toward what we would call his “impressionist” style [though he rejected that term]. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, July 13, 2026The sunny nature of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 may have been his defiant attempt to overcome depression brought on by the realization that his increasing deafness was likely permanent and incurable. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
