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, May 1, 2026What he expressed to his father in a letter that he considered the best thing he had ever written, Mozart’s Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 30, 2026Opening with a pessimistic fanfare of inescapable fate that will drag you down, in the end turns triumphant in Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 29, 2026Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic tale of “Antar” is about a warrior who is granted powers of vengeance, power and love and the most treacherous of those, love, proves his downfall. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 28, 2026Sir Stephen Hough is the soloist in the notoriously difficult Piano Concerto #3 by Sergei Rachmaninoff for today's Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
Classical Music Playlist, April 27, 2026Generally regarded as Schubert's finest chamber work, as well as one of the greatest of all chamber compositions, the String Quintet in C-major by Franz Schubert is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 24, 2026Inspired by his Scottish ancestry, the Scottish highlands and Hebrides Islands, London-born English composer Granville Bantock’s “Hebridean Symphony” is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 23, 2026Full of refreshing melodies and a pastoral cheerfulness, Beethoven’s Violin Sonata #5, the “Spring” Sonata, feels like a beautiful day spent outdoors in Springtime. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 22, 2026The early Symphony in F-minor by the 20 year old Richard Strauss - whose world premiere in New York City was his first work ever performed in America - is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 21, 2026Music writers have called Mozart’s Piano Concerto #24 his greatest ever (even Beethoven and Brahms loved it). It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
Classical Music Playlist, April 20, 2026Written in America the year after he premiered his "New World Symphony," the Cello Concerto in B-minor by Antonín Dvořák is today's Midday Masterpiece.
