Classical Music Playlist, May 24, 2023The Viola Concerto by 26 year old William Walton that established him as a leading British composer is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, May 23, 2023What was originally a Serenade for the celebrations of a family friend’s enoblement, months later Mozart reworked into his Symphony #35, the “Haffner” Symphony. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, May 22, 2023Antonín Dvořák found writing his Piano Quartet No. 2 very easy going, with “melodies coming to me in droves.” It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece with the Emerson String Quartet joined by pianist Menahem Pressler who just passed away on May 6th.
Classical Music Playlist, May 19, 2023The Piano Concerto No. 5 was one of fourteen compositions Beethoven dedicated to Archduke Rudolph, his greatest patron. Also known as the “Emperor” Concerto, it's today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, May 18, 2023A student of Dvorak and contemporary of Brahms, Mahler and Strauss, Czech composer Josef Suk completed his First symphony in 1899 and reflects that late Romantic era and his native folk culture. It's today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, May 17, 2023Between Mozart’s death and Beethoven’s fame, Haydn composed his final set of String Quartets in 1797; considered by many his greatest in the genre that he virtually created. The first of that set, in G-major, is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, May 16, 2023With the flavor of an epic Russian opera, Alexander Borodin’s Symphony No. 2 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, May 15, 2023Inspired by his Scottish ancestry and the Scottish highlands and Hebrides Islands, London-born English composer Granville Bantock’s “Hebridean Symphony” is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, May 12, 2023The early Piano Quartet No. 1 by Gabriel Faure, that includes a tender but mournful adagio movement that may be a musical response to his broken-off engagement, is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, May 11, 2023Today we're celebrating the birthday of American composer William Grant Still (1895-1978). His landmark Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" from 1930 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
