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 14, 2026Antonín Dvořák’s symphonic poem that musically tells the Czech folk tale of “The Golden Spinning Wheel” is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 13, 2026Beethoven's grand and noble final piano trio, the "Archduke" Trio, is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, January 12, 2026Composed for a full concert in Berlin exclusively of his music, the Symphony No. 4 by Irish composer Charles Stanford is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 9, 2026With its musical tribute in the final movement to Johannes Brahms who had encouraged and promoted him, the Symphony #2 in B-Flat Major by Alexander Zemlinsky is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
Classical Music Playlist, January 8, 2026The beauty of the first two movements and the extreme virtuosity required of the finale attract both audiences and violinists to the 1941 Violin Concerto by Samuel Barber. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 7, 2026His crowning symphonic achievement, the Symphony No. 4 by Johannes Brahms, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 6, 2026We’ll celebrate German composer Max Bruch’s 1838 birthday today with his ever-popular Violin Concerto No. 1 from 1866 for today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 5, 2026Haydn’s Symphony No. 85 quickly picked up the nickname “The Queen” which at the time meant Marie Antoinette. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 2, 2026Filled with Russian motifs and more masterful than would be expected of a 20 year old student, the Symphony #2 by Alexander Glazunov is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, January 1, 2026Full of mystery, reverence and awe, Anton Bruckner’s massive (62-minute!) Symphony No. 9 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
