Classical Music Playlist, April 29, 2024Inspired by tales of the Arabian Nights, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s entire 45-minute “Scheherazade” is today’s colorful Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 26, 2024Begun as music for a new ballet that was abandoned and reworked as a symphonic suite, the “Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber" by Paul Hindemith is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 25, 2024As one of Sweden’s greatest pianists, Wilhelm Stenhammar performed his own Piano Concerto No. 1 for about 15 years with great success. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 24, 2024With passages reflecting the pastoral Bohemian countryside and Czech folk dances, Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 23, 2024The “Naïve” Symphony No. 4 from 1845 by Swedish composer Franz Berwald is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
Classical Music Playlist, April 22, 2024Written in his time-tested manner which, by the time he wrote it, was out of fashion among younger composers infatuated with Wagner, the Piano Trio No. 2 by Camille Saint-Saëns, that has been called among the greatest, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 19, 2024Inspired by the early 17th century novel by Miguel de Cervantes, the 1897 tone poem "Don Quixote" by Richard Strauss is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 18, 2024Taken from an 80-minute score for a stage production and with its tuneful dances drawn from different cultures, the “Aladdin Suite” by Danish composer Carl Nielsen is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 17, 2024Popular in its day and music that Alexander Glazunov described as “subjective impressions of myself,” his Symphony No. 4 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, April 16, 2024Praised for its originality, nobility and grandeur, the “Archduke” Piano Trio by Beethoven is today's Midday Masterpiece.