New show starts this week: The Silver Screen Soundtrack Hour

The Silver Screen Soundtrack Hour presents the best of original film music from Hollywood and beyond. Debuting this Thursday, May 6 here on CharlottesvilleClassical.org, the show will stream on Thursdays at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., with a repeat Saturday matinee at 12 p.m.

Ralph Graves 4/30/21 Ralph Graves 4/30/21

#ClassicsaDay #Stokowski Week 4

Stokowski’s recording legacy spans over 60 years. And whether he was conducting a premier orchestra or a group of studio musicians, the sound was unmistakable.

Ralph Graves 4/29/21 Ralph Graves 4/29/21

Michael Haydn choral works hold their own

This is an album of engagingly beautiful choral works. Director Tom Winpenny keeps the music moving along. In some cases giving rapid passages a dance-like quality.

Ralph Graves 4/28/21 Ralph Graves 4/28/21

Selim Palmgren piano cycle begins

Before this release, I was only familiar with Palgren's five piano concertos. Thrilling as they are, the miniatures presented here help fill out the portrait of the composer.

Ralph Graves 4/27/21 Ralph Graves 4/27/21

Rubinstein Quartets Build on Beethoven

Anyone interested in the quartets of Schumann, Mendelssohn, or Brahms should check these out. Rubinstein's quartets provide fresh insights with every hearing.

WTJU Radio 4/25/21 WTJU Radio 4/25/21

Classical Interviews – Becky Brown

Ralph Graves 4/23/21 Ralph Graves 4/23/21

#ClassicsaDay #Stokowski Week 3

To share all of Stokowski's recordings and arrangements would take far longer than a month. But that means there's quite a lot to choose from for April!

Ralph Graves 4/16/21 Ralph Graves 4/16/21

#ClassicsaDay #Stokowski Week 2

To share all of Stokowski's recordings and arrangements would take far longer than a month. But that means there's quite a lot to choose from for April!

Ralph Graves 4/15/21 Ralph Graves 4/15/21

Allen Pettersson - Symphony No. 12 delivers emotionally

Lindberg -- and the gathered ensembles -- succeed admirably. This is an intense, and intensely satisfying, musical experience from beginning to end.

We are grateful for the generosity of the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation and UVA Arts Council, supporting WTJU and CharlottesvilleClassical.org.