Classical Music Playlist, September 22, 2023Recently knighted British pianist Stephen Hough is the soloist in the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 for today’s Midday Masterpiece
Classical Music Playlist, September 21, 2023The entire suite of the astrology-inspired "The Planets" by Gustav Holst is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 20, 2023A notable critic of the time called the 3rd the most perfect of Brahms' symphonies to date. And it became so internationally praised that Brahms humbly called it "the unfortunately over-famous symphony." It's today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 19, 2023In a recording performed on period-instruments as would have been heard in his day, the complete Beethoven Symphony No. 5 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 18, 2023Andras Schiff is the soloist in the iconic Piano Concerto No. 1 by Tchaikovsky, today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 15, 2023One of the world’s most popular symphonies since its 1893 premiere, the Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 14, 2023Forgotten about from his death in 1791 until World War II, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 13, 2023One of his few popular compositions in the west, the 1934 Symphony No. 2 by Russian composer Dmitri Kabalevsky is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 12, 2023Robert and Clara Schumann were born on this date in 1840. We’ll feature his Piano Concerto in A-minor followed by her Piano Trio in G-minor as today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 11, 2023Today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2pm on this anniversary of 9/11 is the sorrowful Piano Trio in A-minor by Tchaikovsky. Appropriately beautiful music of remembrance. One of his very few pieces of chamber music.
