Classical Music Playlist, October 24, 2023With its Belle Époque charms of salon music, the 1902 Piano Concerto by French composer Jules Massenet is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 23, 2023Autumn is a great time to get married so maybe find some inspiration for a harvest-themed ceremony in the “Rustic Wedding Symphony” by Hungarian composer Karl Goldmark, today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 20, 2023Robert Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 3, which his wife Clara thought to be “original and passionate,” is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 19, 2023Composed 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, October 18, 2023The first major work by the highly honored American composer, pianist and educator George Walker is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 17, 2023Mozart’s tuneful and lighthearted Piano Concerto #17 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 16, 2023To gain experience writing for orchestra before tackling his first symphony (at age 46) and avoiding negative comparisons to Beethoven, Brahms composed other orchestral works from his mid-20s including his Serenade No. 1, today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 13, 2023The 1919 concert suite of music from the 1910 ballet “The Firebird” - the most popular of three suites created - by Igor Stravinsky is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 12, 2023Inspired by the paradox of beautiful sunsets the composer witnessed over WW I killing fields in northern France, the Symphony #3, the “Pastoral,” by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams is today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Music Playlist, October 11, 2023Ranked by his contemporaries as among the best composers of their era - but of limited output because he spent most of his time teaching - the only symphony by Paul Dukas is today's Midday Masterpiece.
