Classical Music Playlist, June 19, 2026With "Autochthonous" defined as ”indigenous rather than descended from migrants or colonists,” the “Autochthonous” Symphony No. 4 by William Grant Still that depicts the American people and our fusion of musical cultures is today's Midday Masterpiece
Classical Music Playlist, October 10, 2025The final symphony by one of the most important figures in the musical life of late 1700s Vienna, Czech composer Pavel Vranický, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 9, 2025French composer Camille Saint-Saëns was born on this date in 1835. To mark his birthday today, the classic 1959 recording from the Boston Symphony Orchestra of his “Organ” Symphony No. 3 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 8, 2025One of the greatest works of all chamber music, Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat, is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 7, 2025Long (mistakenly) believed to have been composed for a visit by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria to Prince Esterházy's palace in 1773 where he served as Kapellmeister, Haydn’s Symphony #48 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 6, 2025In an era that saw major new evolutions in the piano, Mozart composed two piano quartets that today are seen as the first major works in the form. Performed on a fortepiano of his time, Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. 1 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 3, 2025The 1854 Symphony No. 3 by German-French composer Louis Théodore Gouvy is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 2, 2025Hesitant to compose another symphony after the emotionally devastating awful premiere of his First, about ten years later Sergei Rachmaninoff composed his 2nd symphony and it was a success, restoring his confidence. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 1, 2025The yearnings for a married woman by a lovesick man from literature — and from the composer’s own life — expressed in the Brahms Piano Quartet #3 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, September 30, 2025Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is so much more than those famous opening notes. Hear the entire Symphony No. 5 by Beethoven for our Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
Classical Music Playlist, September 29, 2025Danish composer Asger Hamerik’s 1891 “Serious Symphony” No. 5 whose title matches its musical mood - without being emotionally excessive - is today's Midday Masterpiece.
