Classical Music Playlist, June 4, 2026A symphony’s worth of musical ideas are condensed into the single movement Symphony No. 7 by Jean Sibelius, today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, May 21, 2026With a “ticking” rhythm in the 2nd movement that inspired its nickname “The Clock,” Haydn’s Symphony No. 101 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, May 20, 2026The Piano Concerto No. 5 by Camille Saint-Saëns — often called the “Egyptian” Concerto because he wrote it while vacationing in Cairo and Luxor and which includes an Egyptian love song — is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, May 19, 2026Based on the melody of an ancient Hungarian folk song that in the early 20th century came to be known as a revolutionary song, Zoltán Kodály’s “Peacock Variations” are today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, May 18, 2026The dual heritage of Italian-German composer Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari is heard in his only Piano Quintet, composed with singing melodies that suggest Italian opera built with the precision of his German musical training. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, May 15, 2026Beethoven’s only Violin Concerto premiered in 1806 but then languished for decades until Felix Mendelssohn conducted it in 1844, 17 years after Beethoven’s death. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece with Dutch violinist Janine Jansen.
Classical Music Playlist, May 14, 2026Johann Sebastian Bach appealed to popular tastes of his day by incorporating DANCES popular in his time into his Orchestral Suites. No. 4 of those is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, May 13, 2026The 1904 Concertpiece for Cello and Orchestra by Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher Ernst von Dohnányi is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, May 12, 2026Completed at just age 19, and today on the 100th anniversary of its premiere, the Symphony No. 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich is today’s Midday Masterpiece
Classical Music Playlist, May 11, 2026With its charming original melodies in the style of authentic Czech folk music and often cited as among the best in the form alongside the Piano Quintets of Brahms and Schumann, the Piano Quintet No. 2 by Antonín Dvořák is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, May 8, 2026The 1945 concert suite of music from Igor Stravinsky’s 1910 ballet “The Firebird” is today's Midday Masterpiece.
