Classical Music Playlist, June 17, 2026“The Spider’s Feast” by French composer Albert Roussel is a pantomime-ballet that depicts insects in a garden, with a spider in its web as the centerpiece. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 28, 2026Based on folk songs and dances from his native Norway, including a wedding song, Edvard Grieg’s suite of “Symphonic Dances” is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 27, 2026Today is Mozart’s birthday and we’re celebrating with his music throughout the day, including his Piano Concerto No. 20 in d-minor for today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 26, 2026Muzio Clementi was a highly in demand composer and pianist in his day and would likely be better-known today if he hadn’t been alive the same time as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Clementi’s Symphony No. 4 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 23, 2026A very tuneful early symphony by Georges Bizet from his days as a student at the Paris Conservatory — that was found and premiered SIXTY YEARS after his death — is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 22, 2026Nicknamed for the rolling timpani that opens the work, the "Drumroll" Symphony No. 103 by Haydn is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 21, 2026After 30 years being very busy composing and conducting for the National Theater, Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen finally had time to write his First Symphony in 1923 as he approached retirement. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 20, 2026Mozart’s tuneful and lighthearted Piano Concerto No. 17 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 19, 2026Using spirituals he loved as child, the 1934 “Negro Folk Symphony” by American composer William Dawson is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 16, 2026Completed in 1939 and dedicated to his cellist wife, the romantic and pastoral Symphony No. 2 by Swedish composer Dag Wirén (1905–1986) is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 15, 2026Pianist and composer Johann Hummel was a student of Mozart and later friend to Beethoven and Schubert. His Piano Concerto No. 3 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
